Princess Anne - First statement after the accident
Princess Anne (73) could not travel to Canada after an accident on her estate. However, she had a statement read out at a First World War commemoration event. In it, she expressed being "deeply sorry" for not being able to attend.
The sister of King Charles III. (75) suffered a concussion and head injuries over a week ago at her estate, Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire. She is now recovering at home after a five-day hospital stay, following an incident believed to have occurred while riding a horse on June 23. Anne had been due to depart for a foreign trip to Canada on Sunday, but has postponed her public engagements until her medical team gives the all-clear.
She sent her "deepest and best wishes"
At the July 1 ceremony - Canada Day - the remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier from the First World War were returned from the battlefields of Nord-France. In a statement, the Princess said she was "deeply sorry" and "unable to attend" the event. According to "Daily Mail", the Canadian Governor-General Mary Simon (76) read the words in St. John's, Newfoundland. Anne praised the "brave efforts and sacrifices" of the soldiers who fought on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, one of the largest and bloodiest offensives of the war.
Anne is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In her first public statement since her accident, she said: "I fondly recall our meeting in 2016 when the people of this island commemorated the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, and I am deeply sorry that I cannot rejoin you, and I send you my deepest and best wishes on this special commemoration day."
Still unknown how the accident occurred
The 73-year-old was discharged from the hospital on a Friday. It is not known how long she will need to recover, but she is reportedly receiving medical care at home according to "Daily Mail". The exact cause of her concussion is also still unknown.
Despite the accident on her Gatcombe estate in Gloucestershire that prevented Princess Anne from traveling to Canada, she expressed her sympathy and interest in the Commemorative event for the First World War soldiers. In a statement read out at the ceremony, she expressed her "deep regret" for missing the event and sent her "deepest and best wishes" to the attendees. It is still unknown how the accident occurred, but Princess Anne is recovering at home after being discharged from the hospital. King Charles III. and his sister's brave efforts and sacrifices in recognition of the soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme were appreciated by Anne, who is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Canadian Governor-General Mary Simon read out the Princess's statement during the Canada Day ceremony in St. John's, Newfoundland, where the remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier from the First World War were returned.
