Buckingham Palace: Princess Anne injured in an ‘incident’

LONDON, UK — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday.

The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III has been hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full recovery.

“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 palace said in statement on Monday.

It gave no other details.

Anne is one of the hardest working members of the royal family, having stepped in and taken more duties in light of Charles' cancer diagnosis.

The royal family has had a particularly noteworthy year for medical issues. 

Both Kate, the princess of Wales, and King Charles have been diagnosed with cancer. Neither royal has disclosed the particulars of the cancer they are facing. Both have stepped somewhat away from public duties as they battle the disease. 

Despite this, In a symbolic display of unity, Charles, Queen Camilla, William, Kate and their children were joined by other members of the royal family on a Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the King’s Birthday Parade earlier this month. The family waved to the gathered crowd as they watched a flyby of military aircraft to cap ceremonies marking the monarch’s official birthday.

It was the first time Kate has appeared in public since December. She disclosed in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer.