Princess Anne, sister of King Charles III, is recovering “slowly,” her husband Tim Laurence said on Wednesday, after visiting her in hospital where she is under observation following a head shock allegedly caused by a horse. .
Announcing his hospitalization, the third this year for a member of the royal family, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that the incident had taken place the day before in his country residence in Gatcombe Park (west London). The 73-year-old princess, very popular in England, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, about 50 km away, known for its trauma center.
“The princess is recovering well,” added a Palace spokesperson. “She is slowly recovering,” Tim Laurence, who visits her every day, said on Wednesday. “She will come out when she is ready,” he added, refusing to speculate.
According to British media, the shock caused memory problems, and the princess could not remember precisely what happened as she walked around her property.
According to his doctors, his “minor” head injuries would be consistent with being hit by a horse, head or legs.
The most active of the royal family
Princess Anne, who is styled Princess Royal, is the busiest member of the royal family, with hundreds of engagements a year. She had more than King Charles last year, and the sovereign’s cancer, like that of Princess Kate, has increased her workload further this year.
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After her hospitalization, she had to cancel her participation in the state banquet organized Tuesday evening at Buckingham Palace in honor of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako. She also canceled a trip to Canada planned for the weekend.
Appreciated for her sense of duty and her outspokenness, the only daughter of Elizabeth II is more popular than the king according to a recent YouGov poll.
Anne is a top rider, and even represented her country at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She has two children, Peter and Zara, from her first marriage to rider Mark Philipps, and five grandchildren. After her divorce in 1992, she married Commander Timothy Laurence, a former equerry to Queen Elizabeth, nine months later.
