Princess Anne was injured by a horse and rushed to hospital where she is being treated for concussion and minor injuries to her head today.
Yesterday, the 73-year-old Olympic horsewoman sister of the King was injured while out on a stroll in her Gloucestershire home, Gatcombe Park.
It is understood that she was taking an evening stroll with horses nearby when she was hurt. The Princess Royal was left with minor wounds to the head, and her medical team are understood to believe these are consistent with a potential impact from a horse’s head or legs.
But due to the concussion sustained by the Princess, precise details of the accident are unable to be ascertained at the moment, MailOnline understands.
She is expected to make a full recovery but will miss nine engagements in the coming seven days, including a royal visit to Canada this Sunday. Her hospital stay has again highlighted how stretched the Royal Family is with the King and the Princess of Wales both being treated for cancer.
Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and her children Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, were all on the estate at the time she was injured. Emergency services arrived at the scene and the royal was given treatment before being taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for tests, treatment and observation, with Sir Tim by her side.
Her brother King Charles was immediately informed but Anne’s engagements this week have been postponed on her doctors’ advice. She will no longer visit Canada and cannot attend a Buckingham Palace banquet for the Japanese state visit tomorrow night.
‘Her Royal Highness sends her apologies to any who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result,’ a royal spokesman said.
In terms of yearly commitments, the Princess Royal works the hardest among the royals during a period when Prince William has also taken time off to care for his wife and the King has scaled back on activities. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have fully resigned from their royal positions.
A palace spokesman said Anne was ‘recovering well’ and in a ‘comfortable condition’. Subject to medical advice, she is expected to be able to return home later this week.
It is understood she has suffered a concussion and minor injuries to the head, but she is expected to make a full recovery.
A concussion is no fun and I hope Princess Anne has a speedy recovery. Contact with a horse can have serious consequences, and she seems to have got off lightly.
The pillar of the Royal Family, Princess Anne has always performed her duty with honour and decency, although I’m sure she wasn’t waiting in a corridor in A&E and got seen to very quickly.
The Royal Family has had some very bad luck recently. I wouldn’t say anything sinister is at hand, just very bad luck. I am not a royalist, but I do hope that they all recover quickly from their illness. They are human beings, after all, not just the Royal Family. They are people doing a job. Some might agree with having a Royal Family, some may not, but they’re still people with blood coursing through their veins.
We have no idea what really happened, and it’s none of our business anyway.
Princess Anne seems to be the hardest-working royal, and I think many people would be very sad if they were to lose her. When her mother died she honoured her with such dignity and poise. She is a strong woman who never complains about hardships, and is loved by many.
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