Buckingham Palace update after Princess Anne is hospitalised following incident
Topics: Royal Family, Celebrity, Health
Rhianna Benson
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Topics: Royal Family, Celebrity, Health
Following yesterday's news that Princess Anne had been rushed to hospital following an incident involving a horse, Buckingham Palace has today issued an update on the 73-year-old's health.
It was reported yesterday that the Princess Royal - second eldest of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip - had 'sustained minor injuries and concussion' following an incident at her home on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday evening (23 June).
Since then, she has remained in a Bristol hospital under observation, having reportedly suffered a head injury after being kicked by a horse.
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An ambulance was immediately dispatched, transporting the Royal to Southmead Hospital in Bristol, where she underwent the appropriate tests and treatments for a head injury.
An official statement from Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon (24 June) read: "The Princess Royal has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate yesterday evening.
"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 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."
And in an update released by the palace overnight, a spokesperson confirmed that Princess Anne will remain in hospital for the time being.
It read: "Her Royal Highness is recovering well, is in a comfortable condition and is being kept in hospital as a precautionary measure for further observation.
“Her Royal Highness is receiving appropriate expert care. No further details are being shared at this stage.
“Her Royal Highness will remain in Southmead Hospital unless or until her medical team advise otherwise.”
Princess Anne made her last public appearance at Royal Ascot on Thursday last week (20 June) and she is expected to leave hospital before the end of the week.
This isn't the first time Anne has been injured while horse riding.
At the Olympics of 1976, she suffered a severe fall at a jump when her horse became trapped in a boggy mud.
She subsequently described her memory as 'almost non-existent for that day'.
Since then, her love of horses hasn't dwindled, and the Princess recently appeared at the Trooping the Colour earlier this month (15 June) where she showed off her equestrian skills while riding her horse, Noble.