Former senior US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi was injured and had to be hospitalized during a trip to Luxembourg to commemorate a World War II battle, her office announced Friday.
The former Speaker of the House of Representatives, aged 84, was in the Grand Duchy with a parliamentary delegation to mark the 80e anniversary of the crucial Battle of the Bulge, its spokesperson Ian Krager said in a statement.
The elected Democrat from California “suffered an injury during an official event and was hospitalized for examinations,” he said.
According to several American media, the still influential octogenarian elected official fell down marble stairs and fractured her hip.
She is “currently receiving excellent treatment,” Mr. Krager said, adding that she continues to work and regrets “not being able to attend other events” of the delegation.
The first woman to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi lost this position last year when the Republicans regained the majority in this chamber.
The elected representative from California, however, retains great influence over the Democratic Party and her behind-the-scenes maneuvers at the end of July were partly at the origin of Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race.
Mme Pelosi previously traveled in 2019 to attend the 75e anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II.
The battle raged for six weeks in the Ardennes region between Belgium and Luxembourg – bringing together 600,000 American and 25,000 British troops against 400,000 Germans – until the Allies prevailed in January 1945.
