The Princess Royal arrives for a visit to the South African Riding School for Disabled Association (SARDA) while on her two-day to trip to South Africa on Jan. 21, 2025.Photo:Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty
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According toHello!, Sir Tim had to pull out of the royal tour “last minute” because of his recovery from a suspected torn ligament. He was injured while working on their estate, Gatcombe Park, the outlet reported, and needs treatment in the U.K. He is unable to fly to South Africa as a result.
Sir Tim’s injury comes less than a year after Princess Anne’s own injury on their estate. In June, the Princess Royal, 74 — a lifelong equestrian — suffered a concussion and spent five days in the hospital after sustaining a concussion and minor injuriesin an incident at Gatcombe Park. Anne’s injuries were consistent with a potential impact from a horse’s head or legs.
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Sir Tim, who has been married to Princess Anne since 1992,issued a statementas the royal left the hospital, saying that “I would like to extend my warmest thanks to all the team at Southmead Hospital for their care, expertise and kindness during my wife’s short stay.”
After she returned to work on July 12, Princess Anne said of the incident on June 23, “I can’t remember a single thingabout it.”
Later in the two-day trip, the Princess Royal will unveil the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, a new memorial honoring more than 1,700 predominantly Black South Africans who served in World War I and who have no known gravesites. The busy princess — long considered thehardest working royal— will also visit the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, the Royal Cape Yacht Club, the South African Astronomical Observatory, a Thuthuzela Care Center and will attend a reception at the British High Commissioner’s Residence in Cape Town.
The Princess Royal is presented with flowers during a visit to the South African Riding School for Disabled Association (SARDA) while on her two-day to trip to South Africa on Jan. 21, 2025.Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty
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Princess Anne’s visit to South Africa — her first since 2012, when she visited to commemorate her motherQueen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee — comes two months after her nephewPrince Williambrought the fourth iteration of his Earthshot Prize Awards to Cape Town in November.
source: people.com
