Zara Tindall, Princess Royal Anne's only daughter, is taking her mother's recent health scare seriously.
Princess Anne was hospitalized on June 24 after suffering a concussion related to an incident with a horse at the Gatcombe Park estate in southwest England. She reportedly suffered amnesia and has no memory of the circumstances of her injury.
“This is exactly what Zara has been worried about happening for years, but her mother hasn't had a chance to slow down because everyone else is falling apart,” a source told OK! magazine.
The scare comes at a time when Anne has taken on more royal duties to help her brother, King Charles III, through his cancer treatment, and to fill gaps left by Princess Catherine, who took a leave from public duties while undergoing chemotherapy. Anne has long been regarded as the hardest-working member of the royal family, regularly taking on more than 500 official engagements each year.
“This has hit Zara deeply and she is desperately hoping this memory is temporary,” OK!’s source told The Associated Press. “This has been a huge wake-up call for everyone in the family and they are rightly distraught.”
Anne was discharged from hospital on June 28 and is expected to make a full recovery, but details about when she will return to royal duties are unclear.
“We are deeply grateful to the medical team and support staff at the hospital for their expert care, and to the emergency services who were so wonderful on the scene,” Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, said, according to the Daily Beast. “We are both deeply touched by all the kind messages we have received from so many people near and far. It means a lot.”
Royal biographer Christopher Anderson previously described the incident to the Daily Beast as “nothing new for Anne,” who has been riding horses since she was a child and competed in equestrian events at the 1976 Olympics.
“He’s had all kinds of injuries along the way,” Anderson said. “All kinds of bruises, fractures, sprains, dislocations and concussions are part of his routine.”
