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According to Buckingham Palace, Princess Anne incurred “minor injuries and concussion” while walking on her Gatcombe Park Estate in proximity to her horses.
According to Newsweek, “It is not known for sure exactly how she sustained her injuries, though they are thought to be consistent with a blow from a horse’s leg or head.”
Royal Family News: Anne the Princess Royal Injured
Princess Anne, the only sister of King Charles, is an Olympic-medal winning equestrian, and her daughter Zara Tindall followed in her footsteps.
King Charles has been told of his sister’s condition and wished her a “speedy recovery.” Anne’s husband Sir Tim Laurence accompanied Anne to the hospital. He, their daughter Zara and her husband Mike Tindall were on the estate at the time of the incident.
The Palace statement issued Monday read: “The Princess Royal has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate yesterday evening.
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Her Royal Highness remains in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full and swift recovery.”
Royal Family News: Princess Anne Hospitalized
Following the incident, Anne postponed her engagements for this week and she will remain at Southmead Hospital until she is cleared to leave by doctors.
Anne is routinely characterized as the hardest working of the senior royals. This week she was to attend a banquet for the state visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan.
Royal Family News: Princess Anne Hospitalized After Estate Incident
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A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said that “Her Royal Highness sends her apologies to any who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result” of her cancellation of duties.
Unfortunately 2024 has seen one medical mishap after another for the royal family. Both King Charles and Princess Catherine are undergoing cancer treatments after being diagnosed with the disease earlier in the year.
In January the Princess of Wales underwent a planned abdominal surgery, after which test results showed the presence of cancer. She has been undergoing preventative chemotherapy since February and was seen publicly for the first time this year at last weekend’s Trooping the Colour.
Royal Family News: Royal Medical Problems
King Charles also underwent a routine procedure in January at The London Clinic, for an enlarged prostate, and at that time doctors diagnosed cancer.
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