Article 5DXG1 Queen lobbied for changes to three more laws, documents reveal

Queen lobbied for changes to three more laws, documents reveal

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David Pegg and Rob Evans
from World news | The Guardian on (#5DXG1)

Road safety, heritage and private land leasing were all subject of pressure from palace, records show

When Prince Philip was spotted driving without a seatbelt on a Norfolk road in 2019, less than 48 hours after being involved in a nearby car crash, police issued suitable words of advice".

The then 97-year-old consort could perhaps have been forgiven for assuming road safety law should not apply when he was driving in Sandringham, which is owned by his wife.

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