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Prince Charles’ auto hit deer on Balmoral estate

The Prince of Wales’ vehicle collided with a deer while he was driving at the Queen’s Balmoral Castle estate in Scotland over the weekend.

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While his Clarence House office has declined to comment on the incident, Charles is believed to have been driving an Audi A4 Allroad Estate when the accident happened.

A spokesman for Clarence House confirmed that an incident occurred, although royal sources said it was low-key.

Prince Charles walked away uninjured from behind the wheel, but his auto, an Audi, was damaged.

But while the 67-year-old royal reportedly escaped the crash totally unharmed, the condition of the deer is not known.

It is understood Charles was on a break from official royal duties at the time.

The sources said: ‘Red Deer are a hazard on the roads up here and most drivers have had a brush with them at some point. “He’ll have got a hell of a fright”.

On Saturday, Her Maj played chauffeur to Kate Middleton and her parents, along with Prince William in Balmoral.

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Princess Anne is also now at the estate after she was forced to cancel her royal engagements to recover from a chest infection.

Peter Jolly  REX  ShutterstockQueen Elizabeth II driving Catherine Duchess of Cambridge near Loch Muick on the Balmoral Estate Sept. 10 2016