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Princess Anne is "loathing" her sudden thrust into the limelight after being hospitalised during an incident with a horse.
The Princess Royal has recently been discharged from Southmead Hospital in Bristol, following a five-night stay after suffering a head injury and concussion on Sunday.
It meant she had to miss King Charles hosting the Emperor and Empress of Japan at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. And The Sunday Times Royal Editor Roya Nikkah suggests she would have hated taking the limelight away from her brother.
Speaking on The Royals with Roya and Kate, she said: "You can just imagine Anne absolutely loathing being the centre of attention. She'll have really disliked the fact that while her brother was hosting a state visit, a very high profile state visit, Anne was the main news of the day, because she loathes being centre of attention."
Kate Mansey, Royal editor for The Times, shared: "And she would have wanted to be there to represent the family."
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Princess Anne will be 'loathing' the media attention, royal commenters have said. ((Image: Getty))Despite her recent accident, both believe that Anne's passion for horses will remain unshaken. As Roya noted: "She will definitely, I think, fingers crossed, when she comes out of hospital, I think she will be around horses very soon."
This is not the first time Princess Anne has been involved in such accidents as she represented Team GB in Equestrian Eventing at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and also encountered a major accident during the same year.
Princess Anne was left unconscious with a cracked vertebra after a fall at the Portman Horse Trials in Dorset this April, leading to an overnight hospital stay.
She had previously taken a tumble during the Olympics when her mount, Goodwill, missed a jump, but she bravely completed the competition. Her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, has provided an update on her condition, stating that she is "recovering slowly". When pressed about her discharge date on Wednesday, he remarked: "She'll be out when she's ready."
Princess Anne preparing for the 1976 Olympics ((Image: PA Wire))Both Sir Timothy and Anne's daughter, Zara Tindall, have been to visit her in the hospital, where well-wishers have also shown up to express their support for the Princess Royal, renowned for her strong work ethic.
Speaking outside the hospital, Sir Timothy expressed gratitude: "She is recovering well, thank you. We are both profoundly grateful to the medical team and hospital support staff for their expert care - and to the emergency services who were all so wonderful at the scene."
He added: "We are both deeply touched by all the kind messages we have received from so many people near and far. It means a great deal."
The incident has forced Anne to cancel her attendance at the state banquet and postpone a scheduled trip to Canada set for the end of the week.