Duke Of Edinburgh, 97, braves chilly spring temperatures for a morning carriage drive - as he's reunited with the Queen at Windsor Castle after spending seven weeks apart
- Prince Phillip, 97, has been at Wood Farm, Sandringham for seven weeks
- Has now been reunited with The Queen on his return to Windsor Castle
- Pictured driving his carriage around the grounds, a passion he has long held
- Gave up driving after he was in a car crash while staying at the estate in January
Prince Phillip, 97, braved a chilly spring morning today to indulge his favourite pastime as he went for a carriage drive in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
It's believed that the Duke of Edinburgh was reunited with The Queen on his return to the estate, after spending seven weeks apart.
The retired royal has been spending time at Wood Farm, Sandringham in recent weeks.
It was near his home in Norfolk that he was involved with a car crash earlier in the year, which resulted in him giving up his driving license.
Prince Phillip, 97, took the reins during an early morning carriage drive on the Queen's Windsor estate, accompanied by two female aides
The 97-year-old wrapped up warm for his spring time ride, wearing a smart khaki anorak, gloves and a flat cap
Prince Phillip, who has long been passionate about driving carriage, looked to be enjoying his ride this morning.
The great grandfather braved the cool spring weather and took the reins for the ride, accompanied by two female aides.
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The 97 year old wore a cool khaki anorak for his trip around the grounds, and warded off the cold with a flatcap and gloves.
The buggy was being pulled by four Fell ponies, a favourite breed with the monarch.
The royal wore a khaki coat, gloves and a flat cap for his ride, while his female aides were wrapped up in scarves
Phillip has returned to Windsor from Sandringham, and is believed to have been reunited with The Queen after seven weeks apart
Having spent much of this year in Sandringham, the royal reunited with The Queen at Windsor on his arrival on the estate.
The pair had been separated for seven weeks, with the Queen staying at Windsor castle and Phillip at Wood Farm, Sandringham.
Since his retirement, Philip has had more time to enjoy carriage-driving, which has been one of his favourite past-times since the 1970s.
He raced carriages near Norfolk before going on to represent Britain at several world and European championships.
The 97 year old has been passionate about carriage-driving since the 1970s, but in his retirement is often seen taking the reigns at the Windsor estate
The Duke of Edinburgh performed his final solo public engagement in August 2017, and has enjoyed carriage riding since his retirement
Prince Phillip steered the four Fell ponies, a favourite breed with the monarch, through the Windsor estate
He has been also been seen multiple times taking the reins of a horse-drawn carriage around the Windsor estate.
The nonagenarian conducted his final solo public engagement in August 2017, the last of some 22,219 he attended since the Queen ascended to the throne in 1952.
The duke admitted ahead of his 90th birthday in 2011 that he wanted 'less responsibility, less rushing about'.
In a BBC interview, he said: 'I reckon I've done my bit, I want to enjoy myself for a bit now.
'With less responsibility, less rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think of something to say.
'On top of that your memory's going, I can't remember names. Yes, I'm just sort of winding down.'
