Princess Anne has broken her silence on her horror horse incident that left her in hospital - and the frightening life lesson it has taught her. King Charles' sister was left concussed and bruised after the suspected accident involving a horse that saw her rushed to hospital. Speaking about the terrifying incident, the princess suggested she had a lucky escape from serious injury.
And her brush with an emergency last June appears to have taught her a valuable life lesson – that "every day is a bonus". The Princess Royal revealed that she was on the way to see chickens on her Gatcombe Park estate when the accident happened but has no memory of what followed. Despite the uncertainty, her injuries indicated that the incident likely involved the princess being struck by a horse.
In an interview after a whirlwind two-day tour of Cape Town that ended on Wednesday, the King's sister was asked about her future and whether retirement was an option and replied: "It really isn't written in, no. It isn't really an option, no, I don't think so. You're jolly lucky… if you can continue to be more or less compos mentis and last summer I was very close to not being Take each day as it comes, they say.".
Asked if she remembered anything about the accident she said: "No, nothing." When questioned whether the last thing she recalled was walking into a field, Anne said: "No, don't even remember that. I know where I thought I was going and that was to go to the chickens, no, nothing to do with horses.".
