Princess Anne Leaves Hospital after Being Treated for Head Injuries

THE GUARDIAN: Royal returns home after have suffered concussion and minor injuries believed to have been caused by a horse

Princess Anne has been discharged from hospital five days after being admitted with minor head injuries and concussion believed to have been caused by a horse.

The Princess Royal, 73, left Southmead hospital in Bristol early on Friday morning. There is no indication yet when she will have recovered enough to resume public engagements.

She will remain at her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire for a further period of rest and recuperation, it is understood, and will return to public duties only once her medical team recommend it is safe and comfortable to do so. » | Caroline Davies | Friday, June 28, 2024

Princess Anne Admitted to Hospital after Head Injury

BBC: The Princess Royal has been admitted to hospital after she suffered a minor head injury and concussion on her estate in Gloucestershire, Buckingham Palace has said.

Princess Anne, 73, is expected to make a full and swift recovery after an incident at her Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday, a statement said.

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 statement added. » | Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondent, Monday, Jun 24, 2024

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Princess Anne: Slimmed-down Royal Family ‘Doesn’t Sound Like a Good Idea’

THE GUARDIAN: King Charles’s sister responds to reports that monarch could reduce number of working royals and cut back staffing

Princess Anne: ‘I think the “slimmed down” was said in a day when there were a few more people around.’ Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA
Princess Anne, the 16th in line to the British throne, has said she does not think a slimmed-down monarchy is a “good idea”.

Speaking to the Canadian public broadcaster, CBC News, the princess royal was asking about reports that her brother King Charles intends to overhaul the institution, in a move frequently referred to as a “slimmed down” monarchy.

There have been reports that the king could reduce the number of working royals and cut back royal staffing. » | Jamie Grierson | Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Princess Anne’s Influence, and Workload, Rises in a Slimmed-Down Royal Family

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Often appearing at more than 400 events a year, Anne is likely to become even more central as a trusted adviser to her brother, the king.

Princess Anne at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland, on Saturday. | Pool photo by Andrew Milligan
LONDON — The day after she walked behind the coffin of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Princess Anne flew to Glasgow in Scotland on Thursday to meet with city officials, accept condolences from Glaswegians and inspect wreaths left in honor of the sovereign, who died last week.

It was the kind of yeoman’s duty that Anne, now 72, has carried out, uncomplainingly, for decades. The only daughter of Elizabeth and the younger sister of King Charles III, Anne has famously been one of the hardest workers in the royal family, often logging more than 400 public events a year.

Owing to the laws of primogeniture, she is 16th in the line of succession to the throne. But that understates her influence in the royal family, where she is a trusted adviser to Charles, and her stature with the public, where her approval ratings have been higher than any of the surviving senior royals, save Prince William and his wife, Princess Catherine. » | Mark Landler | Thursday, September 15, 2022

Princess Royal and Countess of Wessex Not Invited to Christening of Prince George

Countess of Wessex and the Princess Royal, Princess Anne

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Princess Royal and the Countess of Wessex have been left off the guest list for the christening of Prince George this month after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said they wanted an "intimate" ceremony.

The third in line to the throne will be baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury on October 23, but it now seems that only a handful of the couple's closest family and friends will witness the occasion at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace.

The Duke and Duchess have already shown a determination to set their own rules, rather than being bound by royal tradition, such as their choice of the Chapel Royal instead of Buckingham Palace, where the Duke and his father were christened.

But the omission of some of the most senior members of the Royal family from the guest list is likely to have come as a surprise to those who will not be there. » | Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter | Thursday, October 10, 2013

Argentine Militant Groups Threaten Princess Royal Over Falklands

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The Princess Royal has been threatened by militant Argentinian groups as she begins the first official senior royal engagement to the South American country for 14 years.

The three-day visit is being made in Princess Anne's capacity as a member of the International Olympic Committee.

She will attend the opening ceremony of the 125th session of the International Olympic Committee at the Theatre Colon in Buenos Aires this evening.

Protest group Quebracho – which led riots against the British Embassy in Buenos Aires last April – has vowed to disrupt proceedings, claiming it will be able to enter the theatre.

Leader Toni Lopez said: "Come pirate princess Anne of England, daughter of Elizabeth II, the Queen, who ordered the attack on Falklands in 1982. Come if you believe you can walk through Argentina as usual. » | Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Friday, September 06, 2013

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