Kathy Burke has branded Prince Philip a "selfish old c**t" following his car crash this week.

The comedian posting a scathing tweet condemning the royal for getting behind the wheel at the age of 97.

The Duke of Edinburgh narrowly escaped injury after his Land Rover overturned on a road in Norfolk yesterday.

His vehicle hit another car carrying two women and a baby near the royals' Sandringham estate - and Kathy has insisted he should not have been driving in the first place.

In a post on Twitter , the telly star wrote: "Very pleased that the 9 month old innocent baby wasn't killed or injured by the 97 year old selfish c**t."

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When questioned over her tweet by one of her followers, Kathy defended her remarks.

The follower wrote: "Well that's just horrid. How could you assume it was some intentional act of malice? Horrible tweet!"

Kathy replied: "Where did I say that? I just pointed out that driving at 97yrs old is a very selfish act. It's c**ty."

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The royal was left "shocked and shaken" after the accident, but was not hurt.

The 28-year-old female driver of the Kia involved in the crash suffered cuts to her knee.

Meanwhile the passenger, a 45-year-old woman, was left with a broken wrist.

"Both casualties were treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn and were discharged last night," police said.

A nine-month-old baby boy was also in the Kia at the time of the crash but escaped unhurt.

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