Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne was hospitalized as a precautionary measure after sustaining minor accidents and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park property on Sunday. Above, princess attends a backyard social gathering at Buckingham Palace on Might 17.
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Princess Anne, the youthful sister of King Charles III, suffered a concussion and different minor accidents after an “incident” Sunday night, Buckingham Palace mentioned in a press release.
The Princess Royal, 73, is in Southmead Hospital in Bristol as a “precautionary measure for commentary” and is anticipated to make a full restoration, officers added.
“The King has been saved carefully knowledgeable and joins the entire Royal Household in sending his fondest love and well-wishes to The Princess for a speedy restoration,” the assertion learn.
A number of British newsoutlets reported that Anne’s accidents on her Gatcombe Park property are suspected to have been brought on by an impression with a horse.
In accordance with her biography on the Royal Household’s web site, the princess is an “knowledgeable horsewoman” who has taken half in equestrian competitions all through her life, together with the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wished Anne properly Monday in a post on X. “Everybody within the nation is immensely keen on Her Royal Highness,” Sunak mentioned. “We’re all sending her our greatest needs for a swift restoration.”
Anne’s damage is the most recent in a string of well being points to befall the Royal Household this yr.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, appeared in public earlier this month for the primary time since asserting in March that she had been recognized with most cancers and was present process chemotherapy.
In February, Buckingham Palace mentioned King Charles had began therapy for an unspecified sort of most cancers. It was introduced in April that he would quickly return to royal duties.