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| Princess Anne thanks medics after accident | |
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| The princess went back to Southmead Hospital to thank staff who treated her | The princess went back to Southmead Hospital to thank staff who treated her |
| Princess Anne has thanked hospital staff who treated her for a head injury last summer. | Princess Anne has thanked hospital staff who treated her for a head injury last summer. |
| The Princess Royal visited Southmead Hospital in Bristol on Thursday for a tour of the building, meeting with some of the doctors, nurses and health professionals involved in her care. | The Princess Royal visited Southmead Hospital in Bristol on Thursday for a tour of the building, meeting with some of the doctors, nurses and health professionals involved in her care. |
| She spent five days in the hospital in June 2024 with a minor head injury and concussion suspected to have been caused by a horse striking her with its head or legs. | She spent five days in the hospital in June 2024 with a minor head injury and concussion suspected to have been caused by a horse striking her with its head or legs. |
| Last month she revealed she had no memory of the incident. | Last month she revealed she had no memory of the incident. |
| Princess Anne, 74, said hospital staff had been helping her piece together the days after the accident. | |
| Princess Anne spent five days in hospital after the accident | Princess Anne spent five days in hospital after the accident |
| Princess Anne told hospital staff they had "helped her fill in the blanks" | Princess Anne told hospital staff they had "helped her fill in the blanks" |
| The Princess Royal told staff in the intensive care unit (ICU): "You've been filling in the blanks which partly, from my perspective, is really useful to know what happened because I seriously don't have any idea and, sadly, I don't have huge memories of being in here either. | The Princess Royal told staff in the intensive care unit (ICU): "You've been filling in the blanks which partly, from my perspective, is really useful to know what happened because I seriously don't have any idea and, sadly, I don't have huge memories of being in here either. |
| "I just know I was really well looked after, so thank you. | "I just know I was really well looked after, so thank you. |
| "But whatever you did, it seemed to work… the recovery being relatively straightforward, thankfully. That isn't always true so I'm really grateful. | "But whatever you did, it seemed to work… the recovery being relatively straightforward, thankfully. That isn't always true so I'm really grateful. |
| "I'm also grateful in a weird sort of way that I remember nothing because that has huge advantages you can just carry on." | "I'm also grateful in a weird sort of way that I remember nothing because that has huge advantages you can just carry on." |
| During the visit she was given a performance by the staff choir in the main public atrium before viewing the hospital's air ambulance helicopter pad and staff gardens. | During the visit she was given a performance by the staff choir in the main public atrium before viewing the hospital's air ambulance helicopter pad and staff gardens. |
| The ICU at Southmead is a purpose-built 48-bed unit which admits more than 2,000 patients each year - making it one of the busiest in the country. | The ICU at Southmead is a purpose-built 48-bed unit which admits more than 2,000 patients each year - making it one of the busiest in the country. |
| Princess Anne met Southmead doctors, nurses and other health professionals | Princess Anne met Southmead doctors, nurses and other health professionals |
| Princess Anne did not return to public royal duties until almost three weeks after the accident | Princess Anne did not return to public royal duties until almost three weeks after the accident |
| Princess Anne was on her way to check on her chickens on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire at the time of the accident on 23 June last year. | Princess Anne was on her way to check on her chickens on her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire at the time of the accident on 23 June last year. |
| She has no memory of what followed, but is thought to have been struck by a horse's head or legs. | |
| After being assessed by paramedics at the scene she was rushed 30 miles away to Southmead by road for tests, treatment and observation. | After being assessed by paramedics at the scene she was rushed 30 miles away to Southmead by road for tests, treatment and observation. |
| The princess spent five nights in the hospital after the accident and did not return to public royal duties until almost three weeks later after rehabilitation support at home. | The princess spent five nights in the hospital after the accident and did not return to public royal duties until almost three weeks later after rehabilitation support at home. |
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