Princess Anne Hospitalized with Concussion Following ‘Incident’ at Nation House

Princess Anne is hospitalized after an “incident” at her nation residence in England.

Buckingham Palace mentioned in a assertion launched on June 24, “The Princess Royal has sustained minor accidents and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park property yesterday night. Her Royal Highness stays in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, as a precautionary measure for statement and is predicted to make a full and swift restoration.”

The assertion continued that her brother King Charles 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.”

Though the palace assertion did not present additional particulars, Sky Information reported that “emergency providers had been known as to the scene of the incident on the Gatcombe Park property, Bristol, on Sunday, to deal with accidents in step with the potential results of being hit by a horse.”

Princess Anne, 73, is a talented horsewoman, having competed within the equestrian three-day occasion on the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.

She additionally rode horseback throughout Trooping the Color on June 15 to have a good time King Charles’ official birthday, expertly navigating when her horse received rambunctious throughout the parade by London.

The hospitalization means Princess Anne will miss deliberate royal engagements this week, together with the state go to of Japan’s emperor and empress to the U.Okay., which is slated to formally kick off on June 25.

“On docs’ recommendation, Her Royal Highness’s engagements for the week forward might be postponed. Her Royal Highness sends her apologies to any who could also be inconvenienced or upset in consequence,” a Buckingham Palace spokesperson mentioned, based on The Guardian. “The Japanese state go to will go forward as deliberate, although sadly Her Royal Highness might be unable to attend the state banquet tomorrow.”

Along with the state go to, Princess Anne deliberate to go to Canada this week however will be unable to fly, per medical recommendation.

The palace spokesperson added that Queen Elizabeth’s solely daughter “is recovering properly, is in a snug situation and is being saved in hospital as a precautionary measure for additional statement,” The Guardian studies.

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Princess Anne, who usually earns the title of hardest-working royal because of her quite a few engagements and outings on behalf of the monarchy, has made many latest outings with the royal household, together with a number of appearances on the Royal Ascot horse races final week.