Princess Anne’s possible impact with a horse: New details emerge

Princess Anne, the 73-year-old younger sister of King Charles III, is recovering from a concussion after a potential impact with a horse. NBC’s Kelly Cobiella reports for TODAY.
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[@twanahess5838]

I admire Princess Anne more than any royal. She goes about her business and doesn't bother anyone. She obviously adores her family and the King. The younger children seem to love her a lot. Praying for a speedy recovery.

[@michaelshanahan4042]

I was going to place a comment but you have already said what I was going to say all I can say is I Agree with what you said completely. And wish her well 😊

[@LexlutherVII]

she's down to earth 💕💗

[@l33t007]

As a fellow female Equestrian who has taken serious falls my heart goes out to Princess Anne! We love you and pray for her swift recovery!

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Love, respect , and prayers sent to Princess Anne. Get better soon!

[@sherryluna8325]

Prayers for Princess Royal a speedy sucessful recovery. God Bless Anne and the rest of the Family.

[@Stonecrusher333]

😂😂😂

[@stephanieknowles7586]

@stonecrusher Seek therapy.

[@adelaferreira4575]

Blessed her heart,it must be hard to keep her resting,she is a hard working lady ,wishing a speedy recovery to Princes Anne !

[@ShirleyWhite-io5uf]

May you have a speedy recovery princess Ann

[@beverlyrichards9845]

No new details emerged here…..

[@lourdesassis5516]

Get well soon Princess Anne. God bless your recovery🙏🙏

[@debbieemes5580]

My lord what this family is going through is unbelievable

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……it’s almost like someone has put a hex 🧙on them, & we can guess who…………

[@thegreypath1777]

The effects from a concussion can take many, many months to recover from. I speak from experience from a fall off my horse.

[@user-ls5uw1bz1c]

You never really recover from a concussion. Your very fragile brain only can take so many hits before it becomes fatal.

[@pollyanna1112]

Post concussion syndrome can linger for months to years, often without connections made in the short term. Our brain can protect our central nervous system + our mind from feeling the impact, the pain, the injuries, masking the full impact of any damage. Following an Epileptic Seizure that led me to being face down on the pavement, in a pool of blood, with instant swelling, bruising to my head + face + my wrist + knee, I was discharged with the belief that my injuries were - broken nose, broken jaw, badly sprained wrist + sprained knee. However, over the next 7 weeks, I was in increasing pain in my face, wrist, knee + I could barely walk on my knee/leg + using my hand/wrist was excruciating. I fainted 8 (eight) times + still didn't go to the Doctors as I didn't want to be viewed as a "sook" or as being unable to stand the pain from "sprained wrist + knee". It wasn't until my GP Doctor phoned me requesting I see him. He had just received copies of my hospital x-rays, tests etc. I arrived, limping + with my knee + wrist bandaged + still sporting black eyes, bumps, bruising on my face. Turns out I actual had - broken nose in 3 spots, deviated septum in nose, 4 fractured bones in lowe jaw, 7 fractures in my cheek bones, plus 4 broken bones in my wrist + 2 broken bones in my knee. I never thought to mention to my GP that I had been fainting, until .... Doctor was applying plaster cast to my wrist when I ended up fainting (from the pain of standing there + pain of having my wrist held in a certain position for the plaster cast. When I became conscious, the Doctor asked me about if I'd fainted before. Told him yes, 8 times since the seizure. Apparently my fainting was caused by the severe pain I was in, that I wasn't getting treatment for + that my brain + mind wasn't letting my body connect the dots with my injuries + pain. I ended up with my wrist in plaster cast for 12 weeks and my leg in a plaster cast for 9 weeks. My nose was operated on too. I also had post concussion syndrome. All of this, took over 7 weeks for full diagnosis from the date of my seizure plus it took me 19-20 weeks before my wrist and knee bones healed + the post concussion impact linger for a year.

[@elizabethroberts6215]

@@pollyanna1112………oh, boy polly, you sure copped a beating! As we age, our minds’ are still sharp, but get let down by the old bod’…………hoping you continue to heal………

[@Eric-jo8uh]

Hopefully her strength will overcome the challenges being thrown at her now. Much support 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍

[@elizabethsheffield6609]

.....there are more than a "few challenges" being thrown at the R.F. lately/this year.........one- after-the-other - and quite weird actually.

[@clairetomkyns175]

A kick from a horse is very painful. The swelling and bruising can be dangerous. Concussion takes 2 weeks to a couple of months to stabilize. She must rest! Anne's children or their cousins should substitute.

[@MW-on1ft]

Concussion correctly takes weeks, months to recover. I suffered a "mild", concussion last year. I landed on the side of my head/face , I broke the fall with head/face from a height of 7-8 feet, no chance of breaking the fall with arm's. Had my head landed a few inches to the left I likely would have broke my neck, still dislocated a few vertebrae. Three weeks after I caught myself speaking in third conversation with my neighbor it was weird. The effects do linger. It took two weeks before I felt stable enough to finally take myself to a doctor. I eventually discovered I suffered fractures to the bones around my cheek and eye area. Fortunately I had bought ice earlier in the day so was able to get ice on my head immediately. I live in a boat and had never suffered such an injury in 45 years, I was 59.

[@thegreypath1777]

@@MW-on1ft - It happens.

[@cathietonkin5577]

Princess Anne is an amazing Lady!!!! Either way she will do what she can, she is all about duty! Sending prayers for a speedy recovery! God bless you Princess Anne!!

[@kathleenthorpe5284]

A kick in the head by a horse is extremely severe. Unless it was a glancing blow, I’m quite afraid. If it were the horse’s head, it could be that she was petting the horse and it threw its head, smacking her head which would be less severe that a full kick to the head. What is extra concerning is that since no one knows what happened and she can’t remember, I imagine she was unconscious or semi-conscious and was found sometime later, delaying treatment possibly a half hour or more.

[@lmb4876]

Fell off my horse at age 60 yrs….almost was paralyzed,,,gave up riding! Too risky in older age

[@elizabethroberts6215]

……am still riding occasionally at an older age………have been ‘horse mad’ since 8yo, when I first started riding. Have been involved in 95% of equitation disciplines’.

[@justmejenny7986]

I read this morning she's dealing with some memory loss. Hope she fully recovers.

[@gail9906]

💐 Princess Anne ❤️🇦🇺🦘

[@journeysintothelight2133]

She's not "Kate", not to you and everybody else outside her family. She is CATHERINE, PRINCESS OF WALES, got it? STOP using her nickname, treat her the same way you treat Rachel Meghan Markle, whom you call "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex" at all times! SHOW SOME RESPECT, people!

[@thegreypath1777]

@journeysintothelight2133 - It’s time to grow up. One of the things you learn when you grow up, is when to pick your battles. It’s ridiculous to start a battle, and then enlarge it into a war.

[@journeysintothelight2133]

@@thegreypath1777 I have picked my battles, not easily or on a wimp, but all of them have to do with me abhorring injustice and disrespect. It is my choice to continue my "fights", as it is yours to give up. Anyway, who are you to tell me that I should give up, who are you to make my choices for me? I never met or spoke with you and you are not my advisor. I have freedom of speech and opinion, as do you. So, please, stop telling me what to do or not. I'm a grown, mature in body, mind and spirit, woman and I will decide for myself, thank you very much.

[@thegreypath1777]

@@journeysintothelight2133 - You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

[@jtidema]

Unfortunately, the more you post on videos that call her Kate, the more points they get on the KZbin algorithm, and the more money they make. I'm sure they realize if they are careful to only post videos that call her Catherine, there will be less drama and arguments in the comments. While I agree that people should call her by the name she prefers, I think you are having the opposite effect here.

[@pollyanna1112]

​@@thegreypath1777 it isn't a matter of picking one's battles. As journeyintobattle pointed out - Princess CATHERINEs name is NOT Kate. It isn't even her nickname. Her parents named her Catherine Elizabeth at birth. They called her Catherine from that moment on. Her siblings never called her + still don't call her Kate. She has always been Catherine to them. At school, sport, etc she was Catherine to all close friends. When she was at Uni, a small group of four friends - acquaintances, called her Kate + when the Media found out William had a girlfriend, these four acquaintances told the Press the girlfriend's name was Kate - as a way of trying to protect her privacy for a while longer. Unfortunately the Press didn't speak directly with Catherine or William to discover she is not Kate but is actually Catherine. Fast forward 8.5 years of dating, Engagement, Wedding + the fact that Catherine personally mentioned in an Interview that her name is Catherine and that she prefers to be called Catherine yet, the Press n Public still call her Kate. It is total disrespect. Your "KZbin handle" is the grey path 1777," so imagine if everyone replied to you calling you "the grey road 1707" or if your real life name was Robert but everyone started calling you BobbieBoy or Bertie even though you asked them to call you Robert, I'm sure you'd feel weary from it.

[@wendypatram7800]

So....what are the NEW details??

[@jtidema]

Yeah, clickbait...

[@lydiaduignan8596]

It’s Princess CATHERINE! Not Kate, get it right.

[@orcharddweller1109]

On the other hand, her husband to be referred to her throughout their engagement interview as Kate. So really, I think we are entitled, dont see why not, it does not actually do any harm if it is used by her supporters in a friendly way.

[@mt.shasta6097]

​@orcharddweller1109 That was then, this is now. William later respectfully asked that his wife be referred to as "Catherine," which is only right for the future Queen. I call the Princess of Wales "Catherine" to my own husband, and we're Americans. Surely the rest of the world could manage this show of respect.

[@thegreypath1777]

The whole world has been calling her Kate for weeks. If you want to throw a temper tantrum, go right ahead.

[@natashafranko4951]

I hope Princess Anne makes a speedy good recovery.

[@sandycason3756]

Princess Anne is my favorite royal ever! I consider her to be one of my roll models. I hope she has a speedy recovery.

[@LilynMadsMom]

Bless Princess Anne!! Correction: it’s Princess Catherine, formerly known as Kate Middleton.

[@bobbythompson3544]

She is our favourite Royal

[@lornatodd4750]

Mine too. ❤

[@englishgentesq7154]

Our thoughts and prayers are with the horse for a speedy recovery.

[@debndogs2208]

Praying for your full recovery Princess Anne - thank goodness you survived. 🙏🇦🇺

[@maryyoung5190]

God bless Anne get well soon❤❤❤❤

[@lindaheath784]

Horses can accidentally severely injure a person . Know this from experience.

[@CC-cn3cz]

She’s had the same hairstyle for decades, guess it never goes out of style! Speedy recovery

[@user-hk2nj1hq7i]

The Princess Royal, Anne, iscso much like both of her parents( she's got the best of both of them) Just like her Papa said" just get on with it" Great motto to live by.

[@shardunc5187]

Get well soon Princess Anne.

[@jeanberard2078]

No details of what actually happened? She’s a very experienced equestrian. Some reporting memory confusion as to what happened? She’s a very hard worker Royal like her mother speedy recovery to her.

[@salyol7]

The day I heard concussion a horse incident came to my mind

[@dianegreyson8787]

It's the first thing their P. R. person thought up, too.

[@SadieMy]

Doubt it was a kick. If it was hard enough to cause concussion she would have definite open injury. More likely a horse swung its head at her. I have seen it happen.

[@iamteo7875]

From my understanding, she was hit by either the head or one of the legs of that horse.

[@l.5832]

I believe in medical confidentiality....but her doctors need to give an official press release stating the cause of the head injury......keeping in mind Thomas Kingston's head injury (not gun shot). The press is surmising a horse and possibly it was. Her medical team would know for sure. There are way too many traumatic head injuries happening in royal circles these days.

[@alexac3098]

No one saw it happen, so they can’t be sure of the cause.

[@l.5832]

@@alexac3098 Not true. When a body is discovered, how do you think crimes are reconstructed? The type and location of injuries tell the tale. Watch a few episodes of Forensic Files if you don't believe me. The thing is, they know exactly what happened just as they do with Thomas Kingston but it is not told. If witnesses were required in order to 'know what happened' then crimes would never be solved!😂

[@maggyc5227]

No one knows what really happened, and how many times did she lay on the floor after being injured by a horse 🐴 or by anything else, she’s unconscious. Wishing you princess a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

[@Markyajv]

Whoever came up with the title for this needs to step back, look at it, and think. Princess Anne and a Horse.... It writes itself.

[@hoptoi]

“New Details Emerge”. What are the new details?

[@mopthermopther]

The horse was angry

[@thegreypath1777]

@mopthermopther - It is possible, of course. But, most horses are relatively good-natured.

[@mopthermopther]

@@thegreypath1777 neigh, neigh 🐴

[@cocoaorange1]

Maybe it did not get its oats or apples.

[@restethics]

Was the horse drugged at the trooping day.

[@user-lv6ks8xf4b]

No new details there

[@w.urlitzer1869]

an invisible horse?

[@ddduva4440]

How much of ‘this news’ is just spin?

[@jayjacks2228]

No cameras on the estate???? That’s a security problem

[@therealgodessisis]

Being kicked in the head by a horse is no joke. By the way where was camilla when this went down.

[@restethics]

More important: where was harry.

[@factualbreakdown3072]

I don't know why this family is so secretive. Either Princess Anne was injured by making some kind of physical contact with a horse, or she was not. If she was kicked by a horse, why not just say that? Unless there is fear of the horse being euthanized.....

[@mintyramdial5119]

If she was just walking on her estate ground where was.that horse that it kick her opn her .head .very strange

[@belinhell]

🙏❤️

[@evamclaughlin1585]

Her name is Catherine.

[@linanicolia1363]

What was the name of the horse ? William ? Charles ? an envoy ? just wondering......

[@restethics]

Harry!

[@maggyc5227]

We respect Catherine like everyone, but Kate is more easy writing and saying. Kate ,only one syllable. And then she is your princess , it is required to you to curtsy all the time. Happy to see Harry enjoying his freedom in the country of: We The People .🇺🇸 50 States . Congratulations for Trooping Colors 🎉respect your tradition, parades of soldiers in uniform, horses, amazing,magnificent,congrats 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🐴💐

[@texasmade9090]

When is Fergie and Andrew going to remarry?

[@oml81mm]

Nothing to report... Why did you bother?

[@ramblinmic6324]

For clicks of course

[@rickycassidy]

Princess is truly a great women and a hate the royals bur she is truly a great women

[@ulla5330]

Please stop calling Princess Catherine Kate!!

[@kelli6466]

Well if they did they wouldn’t get clicks or engagement. It’s like rage baiting. They know people will get upset and comment on it.

[@faithlesshound5621]

Wives of princes used to be called by their husband's name: e.g. "Princess Michael of Kent." The newspapers and TV stopped going along with that, so that rule is defunct to all intents and purposes. The other thing the press likes to do is to infantilise everyone. That's how the King's first wife became "Lady Di" and then "Princess Di." Another rule they changed is that you get Lord or Lady in front of your first name only if you got the title from your father, not if if you got it from your husband or were awarded the title yourself. The press likes first names, so that rule had to go too.

[@thegreypath1777]

@ulla5330 - The whole world has been calling her “Kate” for months, as in: “Where is Kate?”

[@lsmith9249]

she hasn't taken on anymore duties

[@thehumancanary131]

Nothing new here....

[@bettybelongia7213]

😊😊❤❤

[@stevenmaddock4237]

Prayers go out to the horse

[@epona9166]

Please stop calling her Princess Kate. Please! It's disrespectful, even if no disrespect was intended.

[@epona9166]

OMG Camilla's pink outfit is stunning. She looks amazing!

[@ruthhogg6423]

Click bait 🙄 👎

[@user-ux4km9uy8v]

it's not the end of the world

[@thegreypath1777]

Not yet. (lol)

[@sciencewins8798]

Maybe Zara and Mike can go to Canada and replace her? They are no working royals but for once...

[@jillsinanan6777]

Another rounds of mysterious medical issues-was it horse, was it a kick or a head butt, will she ever fully recover or just fade away?!

[@bernadettecoyne2965]

Perhaps you will just fade away..

[@l.5832]

It has been enough days that they should be able to definitively state if it was a horse's head or its hoof. The injuries would be considerably different and from a different angle so no one can convince me 'they don't know'. Initially they wouldn't know...but they certainly would now. Very convenient she can't remember anything. Didn't her husband show up with facial bruising the same time William had bruises on the back of his neck, also at the time of Kingston's death? The Royals seem extremely clumsy.

[@thegreypath1777]

Karma.

[@jillsinanan6777]

@@bernadettecoyne2965 : You too!!

[@JuneJobber-kg7uy]

It’s The Princess of Wales not princess Kate get it right or please don’t comment

[@thegreypath1777]

@JuneJobber-kg7uy : It’s time to grow up. It can be difficult. But, don’t criticize others in a public forum.

[@andrewcomments5812]

Some kind of curse going on, after the queen passed.

[@debbiepearce7704]

Daft comment

[@thegreypath1777]

Karma.

[@pollyanna1112]

​@@thegreypath1777 why on earth would Karma be a part of the equation. Princess Anne is + has always been a loyal, loving, ethical, compassionate person. Why would karma impact her. As for Anne suffering karma since the death of her mother - why - when Anne has always been a loving daughter. I'd truly appreciate knowing your explanation

[@Giantkeeper]

Very suspect if she was just walking. Horses would be in the stables a groom was probably nearby. What is happening in that family?

[@debbiepearce7704]

They also could have been out in the field

[@jrimpau]

@@debbiepearce7704 I read that she likes to go out into the fields and visit her horses, so the story is plausible.

[@thegreypath1777]

Karma.

[@carolr9747]

😊

[@vanessahe9336]

The British Royal family are a strange bunch. People are not sure what to believe.

They don't live their life like "reality tv" morons or "Jerry Springfield" contestants. They're not required to give extensive details or information.

[@vanessahe9336]

Are you kidding me? That's exactly what the British Royals are like. They are like a Jerry Springer episode. Missing people, (Even tho Kate Middleton finally turned up, we think🤭. Body doubles, fake photos, people deleting themselves, (The Thomas guy). Now it's being said that Anne, was kicked in the head by a horse. That sounds very odd to me. I'm more inclined to believe, that someone whacked her in the head. This family is definitely, a Jerry Springer episode.🤭😁

[@DeborahLeigh1247]

Come on, there is no one by the name of Princess Kate….please be more professional here Name is Catherine that’s with a C

[@ElenaShares]

Do you know why women wear white? Isn't white in Japan worn at funerals?

[@deborahbaker4770]

I just can’t refer to as she called Diana at one time…….THAT WOMAN AS QUEEN

[@1962pjh]

It turns out she is a wonderful Queen. She has earned many people's respect.

[@EagerSchnauzer-mq4xn]

@@1962pjhyes I agree ..and she’s a very good support for the king ..I refuse to live in the past ..t8me moves on …she was back out this morning at a school ..

Diana has been dead for 27 years and never wanted to be queen, get over it.

[@jrimpau]

She is an exemplary Queen.

[@1962pjh]

@@EagerSchnauzer-mq4xn I saw that. The children just loved her!

[@Tee-bq2po]

Slimmed down fragile monarchy indeed? Be careful what you wish for especially with the RF full of (OAP) old age Pensioners

[@MJR44444]

Princess was an Olympic Equestrian and Rode with the Guard, I highly doubt she had the accident but someone could have caused one?i have wondered what she would think of all this nonsense going on..not much I’m afraid:(

[@pollyanna1112]

Thousands of Olympic Equestrians, of Professional Equestrian Eventing Riders, of Jockeys, etc, have accidents daily, have unexpected injuries daily. The facts so far, as we know it, is that Anne was outside, walking the perimeter, as she does most evenings. Her horses are stabled and many are freely roaming in their paddocks. Anne's recollection of events that evening are apparently unclear to her, according to Sir Timothy Laurence and Zara Tindall. A horse can easily get spooked by a noise, a movement, another animal or by a sudden shrill of a bird. A horse may have come up from behind her, unexpectedly, and accidentally hit her on the head with its head, it's flank, it's leg.

[@MaryMagdalane]

She may has fallen from her horse. The bruises and head injury can only happen that way.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

she was leading it not riding it

[@MaryMagdalane]

@@Lauren-vd4qe What is your source?

[@Missydee-72]

@@MaryMagdalaneProbably the same as yours. Guesswork and speculation.

[@l.5832]

@@Lauren-vd4qe She wasn't leading anything. The reports were that she went walking the fields.

[@Lauren-vd4qe]

@@l.5832 oh she likely got the hind end kick of a horse that was trying to kick another close by horse..

[@JohnSmith-xj4ng]

Waiting for Anne's clone to appear like Katie's present clone

[@clisediagonzalez5010]

How old is she? 73??? What is she doing on a horse?

She was NOT on a horse, you clearly didn't listen the report.

[@jrimpau]

She was not on a horse when she was injured, but she is a skilled equestrian and rode a horse in the Trooping The Colour just a few days ago. The King rode a horse last year and he was 75. Age is just a number.

[@l.5832]

@@jrimpau She also had trouble controlling her horse at the Trooping and someone had to come and help her. Regardless, she was not riding when this happened. The report was that she went for a walk. Strangely similar to Thomas Kingston, who also went for a walk and ended up with a traumatic head injury.

@@jrimpau Princess Anne is also an Olympic equestrian as is her daughter Zara who won a silver model.

[@stardust4987]

Princess Anne and Kate? I"m sure you mean Princess Catherine as only her close family and friends call her Kate.

[@thegreypath1777]

@stardust4987 - It’s time to grow up. It can be difficult. Please don’t criticize others in a public forum.

[@cassandratq9301]

Tedious name scold.

[@baykittygirls9520]

Catherine. Catherine. Catherine. Please, not Princess Kate.

[@thegreypath1777]

@baykittygirls9520 - It is time for you to grow up. Repeatedly criticizing others on a public forum, like this, is juvenile.

[@user-ty2yb1iy2o]

She has memory loss? Is karma coming for the royals and all the nasty things they have done in the past? Kind of seems like it...

Memory loss is typical for a head injury and especially at an older age. Don't try to pretend your smart and know what you're talking about.

[@thegreypath1777]

@@GCMC-m2h: We are supposed to get paid for this?!?

[@maryjohnson-hf4hc]

Rubbish . She wasn’t kicked by a horse. She was attacked from behind by a blunt instrument. Somebody/Ike’s wants to shut her up. Be very very careful Anne. Th RF are out to get you😂!!!

[@thegreypath1777]

Karma.

[@bobbriggs9748]

You have the incorrect accent to be reporting on OUR Royal Family. Get back in your box.

[@Giantkeeper]

Show princess Catherine respect. She is not Kate to those outside her immediate circle

[@thegreypath1777]

@Giantkeeper : It is time for you also to grow up. Criticizing others in a public forum, like this is very juvenile.

[@watcher6555]

You were disrespectful to Catherine. Goodbye

[@miss19lolo]

Camilla kicked her!

[@barbarahansen626]

Will you STOP blaming Queen Camilla for everything? Shame on you.

[@thegreypath1777]

@miss1olo - Some people have no sense of humor at all.

[@user-ls5uw1bz1c]

Worked at a lot of horse stables over the years. Women do some really strange things with their horses. That is why they get hurt and injured. Maybe quit this strange sub culture as she is too old to be wanting a pony for Christmas.

[@lsmith9249]

what utter rubbish

[@yvonnewalesuk8035]

Oh, "worked at a lot of horse stables" heh? Well, Princess Anne has been around horses all her life. Neither you, nor anyone else, knows for sure what happened when Princess Anne was injured. I'm sure she knows how to look after horses, without you making such sweeping generalisations about "women."

[@barbaraaldam204]

Did you forget to take your medicine today ?

[@johnc2438]

Just what "strange things" do women "do" with their horses to get "hurt and injured"? Can you provide an example to substantiate your claim about "this strange sub-culture? What a "strange" thing for you to say!

[@annewalden3795]

​@@johnc2438The P R is a most capable horse woman and given she was taking a walk and not actually riding it sounds like a freak accident / incident .