LONDON: Princess Anne, who is King Charles III’s sister, was admitted to hospital on Monday with “minor injuries and concussion”. This was after she was (apparently) injured by a horse.

The incident took place at Anne’s country home Gatcombe Park (in southwest England), late on Sunday, the Buckingham Palace said in a statement. This is the most-recent health issue to hit the British royal family this year, after both Charles and his daughter-in-law Catherine, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer. “Her Royal Highness remains in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full and swift recovery,” the statement added.

“The king has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family in sending his fondest love and well-wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery.” The 73-year-old royal, a keen horsewoman who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, will remain at the hospital “unless or until her medical team advise otherwise”.

The palace did not immediately share details of the incident. However, sources in the princess’s medical team said that her head injuries were consistent with an impact from a horse’s head or legs.

Published in Dawn, June 25th, 2024