Princess Anne’s injury has compounded an already stretched monarchy, according to a royal commentator, who has branded them an “anorexic monarchy”.
The Princess Royal is said to be “fine” after she sustained minor head injuries and a concussion thought to have been caused by a horse.
Speaking on GB News, royal commentator Caroline Aston said the matter has highlighted just how much the Firm is struggling to balance duties.
“It will take her a while to get over this”, she told Mark Dolan.
“I think the most serious aspect of this is the slimmed-down working monarchy the King wanted is so slim, it’s pretty anorexic.
“The fates have conspired and that balcony full of royals at Trooping the Colour is rather like a set of bowling skittles, three knocked down now, where do we go next?
Caroline Aston joined Mark Dolan on GB News
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“The bowling ball of late seems to be knocking them out one by one.”
Aston continued by stressing the important role Anne plays in the Firm as a moral support for the King.
She said: “We forget how old she is, like her mother the Queen, we knew she was elderly but she was always out there doing things.
“The same is true for Anne. She is totally no nonsense like her father, who she resembles a lot in attitude.
Princess Anne has suffered minor head injuriesGetty“She was a no fuss man, and she is a no fuss Princess Royal.
“She will be aching to get out of that hospital bed as soon as it’s considered safe to do so and get back to doing what she has been doing since the diagnosis of her brother. All power to her.”
Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, provided an update on the Princess’s wellbeing, saying “she’s doing fine, slow but sure”.
Asked if he had taken anything for the princess, Sir Tim said: “Just a few little treats from home.”
He was wearing an open-collar shirt and blazer, and carrying what appeared to be a blue cool bag.
He waved to reporters outside the hospital and put the bag in the rear seat of his Range Rover, before getting into the driver’s seat and driving away.