In 2019, my mom had a medical incident and hospitalization which resulted in temporary memory loss and aphasia. It’s scary as hell to witness your family member go through that. Well, that’s what is happening with Princess Anne. Two weekends ago, Anne was walking alone on her estate, Gatcombe Park, when there was some kind of incident with one of her horses. While no one has confirmed this, my belief is that Anne’s family found her on the ground, unconscious with head wounds. Anne was immediately hospitalized and she stayed there for five days and nights before she was released last Friday. It’s said that she has no memory of what happened, and I’m also guessing that her concussion was significant. They haven’t put Anne on camera either, which tells me that her facial and head injuries are probably pretty gnarly. Well, now there’s some reporting that Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall has been left shaken by this whole incident.
Zara Tindall has been left “shaken to the core” by her mother Princess Anne’s mystery encounter with a horse which left her with a brain injury that has resulted in amnesia, according to a report. OK! Magazine says that Zara, 43, has been left freaked out by the incident which saw Anne, 73, also known as The Princess Royal, struck by a horse while she was out walking, alone, on Sunday, June 23, at her home, Gatcombe Park, in the Cotswolds. She was treated at the scene and then hospitalized for five days with severe concussion and has no idea what happened, but her doctors believe she was either kicked or headbutted.
“This is exactly what Zara’s been worried about happening for years now, but her mom hasn’t had a chance to slow down with everyone else falling apart,” a source said, referring to the catalogue of chaos that has hit the royals in recent months, with both King Charles and the Princess of Wales struck with cancer less than a year after Charles’ coronation.
The source added: “It’s really shaken Zara to the core, and she’s desperately hoping this memory loss is temporary. This has been a huge wake-up call for everyone in the family, and they’re rightfully distressed.”
Rumors have been circulating in recent days that Charles might seek to bring Zara into the orbit of the working royal family. Anne is famed for a prodigious work ethic which sees her carry out about 500 public engagements a year.
The bestselling royal biographer of the king, Christopher Andersen, previously told The Daily Beast: “The Princess Royal is 73, and, like her brother Charles obviously more vulnerable physically. Still, what is being described as a mild concussion is nothing new for Anne, or for Charles, for that matter. They have both been riding since early childhood and sustained all sorts of injuries in the process. Charles was ferociously competitive on the polo field, and Anne competed in equestrian events in the 1976 Olympics. Before foxhunting was banned in 2004, Charles and Anne both loved to ride to the hounds. All manner of bruises, fractures, sprains, dislocations, and concussions go with territory.”
I imagine Zara and Peter probably ARE quite distressed at seeing their mother this way. Anne always seemed invincible, like she was going to work full-time into her 90s like her mother. Anne was always the most capable one out of the family. Being hospitalized, not being able to remember what happened to her, being told to rest and heal… that must be so foreign to her. Anyway, it wouldn’t surprise me if Zara was called up to fill in at some events, but I also sort of doubt it will happen anytime soon. Please, the Windsors are about to take off for three months for their summer vacation.
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Cheltenham Festival 2019 – Day 2 – Ladies Day,Image: 419176698, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Princess Anne,Zara Phillips,Zara Tindall, Credit line: David Sims / Wenn / Avalon 
Zara Tindall (centre) and the Princess Royal (right) with the Duchess of Cornwall as she attends Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse.,Image: 563925302, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO UK USE FOR SEVEN DAYS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251, *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: PA ROTA / Avalon 
Zara Tindall seen at day two of the Cheltenham Racing Festival at Prestbury Park in Cheltenham, England,Image: 856571820, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Jules Annan / Avalon
Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, attends the Easter Mattins Service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, UK – 31 Mar 2024,Image: 861374376, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: James Shaw/Shutterstock / Avalon 
London, UK, 21 May 2024: Zara Tindall attends a Royal Garden Party organised by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London.,Image: 875182627, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: *** NO UK USE FOR 48 HRS ***, Model Release: no, Credit line: Yui Mok / Avalon 
Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall attends ‘ Federer: Twelve Final Days ‘ – Special Screening at Odeon Luxe West End in London, England. UK. Thursday 13th June 2024 -,Image: 881548342, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NORESTRICTIONS, Model Release: no, Pictured: Federer: Twelve Final Days – Spe, Credit line: JW / Bang Showbiz / Avalon
Zara Tindall attends ‘ Federer: Twelve Final Days ‘ – Special Screening at Odeon Luxe West End in London, England. UK. Thursday 13th June 2024 -,Image: 881548380, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NORESTRICTIONS, Model Release: no, Pictured: Federer: Twelve Final Days – Spe, Credit line: JW / Bang Showbiz / Avalon 
Trooping the Colour, The Kings’s Birthday Parade, London, UK. 15th June 2024. HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, on horseback along The Mall in the Trooping the Colour procession.,Image: 881849672, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Supplied by AVALON – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon – sales@avalon.red London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: Photo by Amanda Rose / AvalonncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcW9oboZ0e9maqZqXpJ67pa3LpZaiq4%2BotaK3xKeWraePqbWmq8KoqZ6Xkq6sqbHRmKSorJiav7Srx6iqqaGklrmqxsCtoKimj5a6r7HSopho