Princess Anne retires from public office while recovering from injury

Princess Anne is taking each day as it comes as she gradually returns to royal duties following her hospital stay for a horse-related “incident” last month.

The Princess Royal has cancelled some trips to Scotland and Norfolk next week as she and her medical team need to plan their work schedule.

King Charles’ 73-year-old sister will now not travel to Scotland, where she was scheduled to visit the NLV Pharos, a lighthouse tender in Scotland, on Monday and Tuesday.

It has emerged that Anne will also not be travelling to Norfolk next Thursday, where she was due to visit Brancaster Station in her capacity as Royal Patron of the National Coastwatch Institution.

Anne had also planned to visit a counselling centre in Norwich in the same region of eastern England, but the visit has now been cancelled, the local newspaper reported. Norwich Evening News reported on Tuesday, July 16.

The cancellations came after Anne visited a British military intelligence battalion in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Wednesday 17 July.

On July 12, Anne also made her first outing since her accident on June 24, when she attended the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) national championships at Hartpury University and Hartpury College in Gloucestershire. Shortly after getting out of her car that day, the royal said she could not remember “anything” about the accident.

Despite her setback, Anne seemed to be in her element at the equestrian event, where she joined RDA supporters in the arena, presenting awards and meeting winners.

Anne was released from hospital on June 23 after a five-day stay. She suffered a concussion and minor injuries in an “incident” at her Gatcombe Park estate, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on June 24.

“Her Royal Highness remains at Southmead Hospital in Bristol for observation as a precautionary measure and is expected to make a full and speedy recovery,” the statement said.

“The King has been fully informed and joins the entire Royal Family in conveying his warmest love and best wishes for a speedy recovery to the Princess,” the statement continued.

Due to the concussion Princess Anne suffered, the exact details of the accident cannot be determined, but her injuries suggest a possible impact from the head or legs of a horse.

The Princess Royal is a lifelong equestrian who competed for Team Great Britain at the 1976 Olympics and made history as the first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympics. She rode in the Trooping the Colour parade on June 15 and remained calm when her horse began to misbehave on the streets of London.

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PEOPLE confirmed that King Charles’ sister was receiving rehabilitation support at her home in Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire, following her discharge from Southmead Hospital in Bristol on June 28.

As she left the hospital, her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, made a brief statement thanking the nursing team there.

“I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the team at Southmead Hospital for their care, skill and kindness during my wife’s short hospital stay,” said Sir Tim, who married Anne in 1992.