Princess Anne has returned home just days after suffering a head injury thought to have been caused by a horse
Anne, 73, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth, suffered minor injuries and a concussion while walking at Gatcombe Park estate in west England on Sunday.
Emergency services attended and provided medical care at the scene before she was transferred to Southmead Hospital in nearby Bristol as a “precautionary measure” for tests, treatment and observation.
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On Friday morning she returned home to continue her recovery and rehabilitation support.
She is not expected to return to her public duties until her medical team recommends it is safe and comfortable to do so.
While the palace has been unable to establish specific details about what occurred, the continued working hypothesis is that it involved a “hard impact” from a horse.
Her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, 69, told reporters during a visit to see the princess at the hospital on Monday: “She’s doing fine – slow but sure.”
In a statement on Friday, he said: “I would like to extend my warmest thanks to all the team at Southmead Hospital for their care, expertise and kindness during my wife’s short stay.”
Anne – who is King Charles’ younger sister and the second of the late Queen Elizabeth’s four children – recently took on more duties in light of Charles’ cancer diagnosis.
She is a keen horse rider and competed in Equestrian events at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
– with AP/Reuters
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