Princess Anne is back home following her recent hospitalizationBuckingham Palace announced on Friday. The 73-year-old younger sister King Charles III recently suffered an incident on June 23 at his home, causing a “concussion and minor injuries,” the Palace previously reported.
Buckingham Palace shared on Friday that Anne is back home at Southmead Hospital’s Gatcombe Park. The Princess Royal will remain at her residence while she recovers and will step back from official royal duties until her medical team advises her it is safe.
As for the incident that led to Anne’s hospitalization, Buckingham Palace previously shared: “There are no further details regarding this incident, other than it is believed that it involved a strong impact from a horse.”
Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, released a statement saying: “I would like to express my warmest thanks to all the staff at Southmead Hospital for their care, expertise and kindness during my wife’s short stay.”
Real correspondent Katie Nicholl previously told ET that there is “no suggestion that this is long-term memory loss” in relation to Anne’s condition.
“All we understand is that she cannot remember the incident. Obviously, she was asked about what happened and she simply can’t remember, which suggests that she probably passed out at the time of the event,” Nicholl told ET, “but there is no suggestion that this memory loss is anything more. than something immediate around what happened.”
This isn’t the first horse-related injury for the longtime equestrian, who suffered a fall while competing in the 1976 Olympics. “It’s worth noting that she’s had some pretty rough experiences,” Nicholl said. “She’s been thrown off her horse. She’s taken a few hits. She’s been knocked unconscious off her horse before.”
As a result of the accident, the princess’s engagements — which included a trip to Canada — were postponed.
Before her hospitalization, Anne was seen last week at Royal Ascot alongside members of the royal family. The Princess Royal was also present during the 2024 Trooping the Color ceremony on June 15, where she appeared on the balcony with King Charles and other royals — including Kate Middleton, who made her first public appearance after sharing her cancer diagnosis three months before.
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