Princess Anne
Max Mumby / Indigo / Getty ImagesPrincess Anne Said he had no recollection of the accident that landed him in the hospital last summer.
“I know where I think I’m going and that’s going to the chickens, no, nothing to do with the horses,” Anne told the The Association continues During a trip to South Africa on a interview Published on Friday, January 24.
The princess royal, 74, spent five nights in the South. In Bristol, England, after sustaining “minor injuries and fragmentation in an incident” at his GatCompet Park Estate, 2024.
At the time, Anne’s medical team said her injuries could have been caused by an impact to the horse’s feet or head. But according to the king, he does not remember being with his horses before he was hospitalized.
Princess Anne was born to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1950, and she kept the royal guards for more than 70 years. Anne married British captain Mark Phillips in 1973. The following year, the newlyweds had a scare when an attempt was made to kidnap the princess. Anne is known for (…)
“(It’s been) my usual visit,” he continued. “I have no idea what I’m doing on the field, because I don’t normally go that way.”
“It just reminds you, shows you – you never know, something (happens) and you might not recover,” he added.
Anne said the accident and subsequent hospitalization reminded her to “take each day as it comes.”
At the time, the palace said Anne’s hospitalization was a “precautionary measure for observation” and added that she “is expected to make a full and speedy recovery.”
The accident comes in a difficult year for the royal family, as Anne’s brother, King Charles IIIand Princess Kate Middleton dealing with individual cancer diagnoses.
Middleton announced in January that he is in remissionwhile Charles is expected to maintain a full schedule of engagements this year.
Anne was always named The “Royal Hard Work” by the British Press over the years. By 2024, she had completed 217 engagements – the most of any royal – Daily Mail reported. Charles came in second place with 186 engagements, per outlet.
When asked about the possibility of retirement, Anne told the press association that “it is not an option.”
“I don’t think I have a retirement program in this particular life,” he said. “It’s never written, no. It’s never an option, no, I’m not like that.”