Prince Philip tells car crash victim he is 'deeply sorry'

Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh driving his Land Rover Freelander car with The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II as a passenger on 25th June 2017 to the Guards Polo Club in Egham England UK.[File Photo:VCG]

The 97-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II told the woman he was "deeply sorry" that she was injured in the Jan. 17 collision.

In the letter, published in the Sunday Mirror, Philip said he was dazzled by the sun when he entered a main road near the royal retreat in Sandringham in eastern England.

He wrote to Emma Fairweather, who suffered a broken wrist in the crash, that "I can only imagine that I failed to see the car coming, and I am very contrite about the consequences."

Philip was unhurt although his car flipped over. He was not charged with any infraction and continues to drive.