The Princess Royal has been admitted to hospital with a minor head injury and concussion thought to be caused by a horse.
Princess Anne, 73, is expected to make a full and swift recovery after an incident at her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire on Sunday, said Buckingham Palace, adding that she is “recovering well” and is “in a comfortable condition”.
Sources suggest her injury is consistent with an impact from a horse’s head or legs.
“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 palace statement added. Princess Anne’s trip to Canada that was due to begin at the end of this week has been postponed. She will also miss the state banquet for the Japanese state visit on Tuesday.
The Princess Royal was injured on Sunday evening when she was out walking on her estate and horses were nearby.
The cause of the head wound is unconfirmed, with the lack of certainty reflecting that the princess suffered from concussion in the incident.
Emergency services were called to the estate and the princess was taken to Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
The princess is conscious and is expected to stay in hospital until later this week “as a precautionary measure for observation”, a Buckingham Palace statement said.
Southmead is an NHS hospital, part of the North Bristol NHS Trust, and has a number of major specialities, including neuroscience. (BBC News)
