Officer charged over death of woman after royal escort crash

A Metropolitan Police serviceman has been charged implicit the decease of an 81-year-old pistillate who was killed successful a collision with a motorcycle that was portion of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh.

Helen Holland, 81, was struck successful Earl's Court, westbound London, connected 10 May 2023.

She died successful infirmary 2 weeks later.

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised a complaint of causing decease by careless driving against Christopher Harrison, 67, pursuing a reappraisal of the grounds by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

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