How ‘hardest working royal’ Anne has played a key role in propping up Charles’ slimmed-down monarchy as King and Kate battle cancer – and what it could mean for the Royal Family now she’s in hospital [Video]

10:54 EDT 24 Jun 2024, updated 11:55 EDT 24 Jun 2024

As the hardest working member of the Royal Family, Princess Anne has played a crucial role in propping up the slimmed-down monarchy while King Charles and the Princess of Wales have both been battling cancer.

But the Princess Royal, 73, is now facing her own health battle after being rushed to hospital with minor injuries to her head and concussion following an incident on her Gatcombe Park estate.

It is believed that Anne, an Olympic-medal winning equestrian, was walking on her Gloucestershire estate on Sunday evening when she was hurt. Her medical team are understood to believe the minor wounds to her head are consistent with a potential impact from a horse’s head or legs.

The Princess Royal was treated at the scene before being transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for appropriate tests, treatment and observation.

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