Princess Anne treated for head injury and concussion | Princess Anne

The Princess Royal is in hospital with a head harm and concussion after an incident wherein she was understood to have been injured by a horse.

Princess Anne, 73, suffered concussion and minor accidents, thought to presumably have been brought on by being both headbutted or kicked by a horse on her property at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire on Sunday.

She is being stored in hospital for therapy, assessments and remark.

Buckingham Palace mentioned in a press release: “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 remark and is anticipated to make a full and swift restoration.

“The king has been stored carefully knowledgeable and joins the entire royal household in sending his fondest love and well-wishes to the princess for a speedy restoration.”

It’s understood that Anne was inside the protected perimeter of Gatcombe Park property, the place she lives, when the incident occurred.

There have been horses within the neighborhood, and her medical crew consider her accidents, believed to be minor wounds to the top, are in keeping with a possible influence from a horse’s head or legs.

The princess was mentioned to be aware in hospital. Nevertheless, as a result of concussion she sustained, the exact particulars of the accident are unable to be ascertained. Anne, who’s an Olympic medal-winning horsewoman, was strolling, not driving, on the time.

Emergency providers had been dispatched, and after medical care on the scene, she was transferred to Southmead hospital.

Her husband, V Adm Sir Tim Laurence, and her kids, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, had been all on the property on the time. Her husband accompanied her to hospital.

She is anticipated to have the ability to return dwelling later this week, however the incident means her deliberate engagements for the week forward might be postponed.

Anne was attributable to go to Canada on the finish of this week, however on medical doctors’ recommendation won’t now journey. Plans are being examined in shut session with the Canadian authorities on adapting the proposed engagements.

It additionally means the she might be unable to attend the palace banquet being held on Tuesday for the Japanese state go to.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson mentioned: “Her Royal Highness is recovering nicely, is in a snug situation and is being stored in hospital as a precautionary measure for additional remark.

“Her Royal Highness is receiving applicable skilled care. No additional particulars are being shared at this stage.

“Her Royal Highness will stay in Southmead hospital except or till her medical crew advise in any other case.”

King Charles, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales, and Anne’s different siblings, the Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of York, had been all knowledgeable final night time.

The palace spokesperson mentioned: “On medical doctors’ 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 disenchanted because of this.

“The Japanese state go to will go forward as deliberate, although sadly Her Royal Highness might be unable to attend the state banquet tomorrow.”

It’s understood that an air ambulance was dispatched to the scene, however was not required to take Anne to hospital. Southmead hospital is a part of the North Bristol NHS belief and has quite a few main specialities, together with neuroscience, and in addition is dwelling to an grownup main trauma centre.

Anne has been a key member of the king’s slimmed-down working monarchy and has lately performed an essential position by stepping up in help of Charles as he and the Princess of Wales proceed their therapy for most cancers.

Typically dubbed the hardest-working royal, she undertakes many duties on behalf of Charles, who has solely lately returned to some public-facing engagements.

Her love of horses is nicely documented, and he or she is a extremely achieved equestrian. She received the person championship at Burghley in 1971, and was voted BBC Sports activities Character of the 12 months. In 1976, she took half within the Montreal Olympics as a three-day eventer with the British equestrian crew.

At trooping the color earlier this month, she was pictured expertly preserving her horse beneath management when it appeared agitated.

She is understood for her no-nonsense strategy. In 1974, she survived an tried kidnapping when a gunman tried to abduct her and her husband on the time, Capt Mark Phillips, as they had been pushed alongside the Mall to Buckingham Palace.

She stored her cool, and when the gunman, Ian Ball, informed her to “Include me for a day or two” as a result of he wished £2m, she replied it was “not bloody possible, and I haven’t obtained £2m”.