Passenger says Prince Philip should ‘absolutely’ be prosecuted if he’s found to be in the wrong 

‘We either receive the same treatment or we don’t’: Passenger whose wrist was broken in Prince Philip’s Land Rover crash says the prince should ‘absolutely’ be prosecuted if he’s found to be in the wrong

  • Emma Fairweather also called Philip ‘insensitive’ for not wearing belt after crash
  • Asked if he should face legal action if found to be in the wrong, said: ‘Absolutely’
  • Has previously said she is considering a compensation claim against the Duke  

The passenger who broke her wrist in the crash involving the Duke of Edinburgh has said she believed the duke should face prosecution for the accident if found to be at fault.

Emma Fairweather, speaking on ITV’s This Morning, replied ‘absolutely’ when asked if Prince Philip should face legal action if found to be in the wrong. 

‘There needs to be a decision as to whether Prince Philip and I are from the same walk of life here or not. His treatment hasn’t been the same as mine,’ she said.  

The crash victim also branded Philip ‘highly insensitive and inconsiderate’ after he was later spotted driving while not wearing a seatbelt.  

The Duke of Edinburgh driving his Land Rover Freelander without a seatbelt near the Sandringham Estate two days after the crash 

Ms Fairweather was with another woman and a nine-month baby when the Kia they were travelling in collided with a Land Rover Freelander being driven by the duke near Sandringham.

The force of the crash rolled the 4×4 onto its side, while the Kia was also badly damaged.

Philip, 97, escaped the crash without injury, although the women involved in the crash required hospital treatment for their injuries. The baby miraculously escaped unhurt.

Ms Fairweather received a message from the Queen’s lady-in-waiting after the crash but has voiced her frustration at not hearing from the Duke directly.

‘I thought surely he wants to speak to me, but then somebody told me he had tried to but been told not to,’ she said.

‘I don’t think asking if someone is ok is accepting liability. A quote in the news yesterday saying he felt like a fool seemed like he was apologising to everyone else, just not to me.’

The mother-of-two, who initially thought she had crashed with ‘just an old man’, is also frustrated that Norfolk Police still have not taken a statement from her four days after the accident.

‘When I phoned the police liaison officer he wasn’t prepared to answer my questions,’ she claimed.

Emma Fairweather, speaking on ITV's This Morning, also branded Philip 'highly insensitive and inconsiderate' after he was later spotted driving while not wearing a seatbelt

Emma Fairweather, speaking on ITV’s This Morning, also branded Philip ‘highly insensitive and inconsiderate’ after he was later spotted driving while not wearing a seatbelt

Ms Fairweather previously told the Mirror she has been advised by doctors that she may need surgery on her wrist if attempts to set the break fail.

Norfolk Police are continuing their investigation into the crash, which happened on the A149 shortly before 3pm.

Philip reportedly said ‘I’m such a fool’ as he was pulled from the wrecked car by Roy Warne.

The 75-year-old told The Sun he heard Philip telling police he had been ‘dazzled by the sun’.

Nick Freeman, the lawyer dubbed Mr Loophole, said the duke could be prosecuted for driving without due care and attention if he was deemed to have made a mistake.

But he added: ‘If the sun was so low and right in your eyes, sometimes it’s impossible to see, and that may well have been the case, and that would afford him a defence.’

The duke, who retired from public duties in 2017 but remains active, could also avoid prosecution by surrendering his licence, according to the lawyer known for representing celebrity clients like David Beckham.

Ms Fairweather was in a Kia that was hit by the Duke's Land Rover. The crash site is pictured on Friday 

Ms Fairweather was in a Kia that was hit by the Duke’s Land Rover. The crash site is pictured on Friday 

Philip was pictured driving a new Land Rover without a seatbelt just 48 hours after the crash.

Police spoke to the duke about the legal requirement to wear a belt and he also underwent an eyesight test, which he passed.

Ms Fairweather has said she is considering a personal injury claim over the incident. 

Norfolk Police said: ‘We can confirm arrangements were made on Friday to take a statement from the passenger involved in the collision. This will take place tomorrow.

‘Further contact was attempted on a number of occasions over the weekend but unfortunately these were not successful.

‘Family liaison officers are not normally deployed for collisions of this nature. However, recognising the level of public interest in this case we felt it appropriate to provide additional support.’ 

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