PRINCESS ANNE, 73, HAS LEFT HOSPITAL AFTER INJURY CAUSED BY HORSE
Princess Anne has left hospital and returned home to her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.
She had been in Southmead Hospital in Bristol since Sunday evening after she suffered concussion and minor head injuries when she was struck by a horse.
The 73-year-old was visited by her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and also daughter Zara Tindall during her stay in hospital.
Anne's concussion has meant precise details of the incident are not clear.
The princess's medical team said her head injuries were consistent with a potential impact from a horse's head or legs.
Sir Tim said on Tuesday that the princess was 'doing fine, slow but sure'. He was seen carrying a cool bag as he revealed he had taken her a 'few little treats from home'.
An air ambulance was scrambled to take the princess to hospital following the incident, but she actually travelled by road after being treated by emergency services on site.
Sir Tim has thanked the doctors, nurses and emergency crew for their help, saying both he and Anne were 'profoundly grateful to the medical team and hospital support staff for their expert care - and to the emergency services who were all so wonderful at the scene'.
'We are both deeply touched by all the kind messages we have received from so many people near and far. It means a great deal,' he added.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer broke away from election campaigning earlier this week to send the princess their best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Anne is a key member of the King's slimmed-down working monarchy, and has played an important role as she stepped up in support of Charles amid his condition.
The princess, often dubbed the hardest-working royal, is known for her no-nonsense approach and her commitment to royal duty.
At Trooping the Colour earlier this month, she was pictured expertly keeping her horse under control when it appeared agitated.
Anne won the individual championship at Burghley in 1971, and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
In 1976, she took part in the Montreal Olympics as a three-day eventer with the British equestrian team.
The princess survived an attempted kidnapping in 1974 when a gunman tried to abduct her and then-husband Captain Mark Phillips as they were driven along The Mall to Buckingham Palace.
She kept her cool, and when the gunman, Ian Ball, told her to 'come with me for a day or two' because he wanted £2million, she replied it was not 'bloody likely, and I haven't got £2million'.
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