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Duke of Edinburgh injures ankle Duke of Edinburgh injures ankle
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The Duke of Edinburgh has suffered a "minor injury" to his ankle during an accident at the Windsor estate, Buckingham Palace has said. The Duke of Edinburgh has suffered a "minor injury" to his ankle while carriage driving at the Windsor estate, Buckingham Palace has said.
Prince Philip was hurt when the ponies attached to his carriage ran away. Prince Philip, 88, was with a female groom when their ponies ran away and the carriage hit a tree stump.
His injury comes a few weeks after his daughter-in-law, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, fractured her leg while hill-walking in Scotland. He suffered bruising and did not need to go to hospital but the groom was treated for an elbow injury.
Philip, 88, was injured when his carriage hit a tree stump but did not need hospital treatment. Earlier this month, his daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cornwall, fractured her leg while hill-walking in Scotland.
It is not known which ankle is affected. Sporting injury
A spokeswoman said: "The duke has a minor injury to his ankle and did not need hospital treatment. He has been out and about as normal this afternoon."A spokeswoman said: "The duke has a minor injury to his ankle and did not need hospital treatment. He has been out and about as normal this afternoon."
She added that a female groom who had been with the prince was taken to hospital with an elbow injury while the ponies were all recovered unharmed. It is not known which ankle is affected.
She added the ponies involved were all recovered unharmed.
The duke is a competitive carriage driver, having taken up the sport in 1971.The duke is a competitive carriage driver, having taken up the sport in 1971.
He has represented Britain at several European and World championships and continues to compete in four-in-hand carriage driving with his team of Fell ponies.He has represented Britain at several European and World championships and continues to compete in four-in-hand carriage driving with his team of Fell ponies.
[Prince Philip] has had several quite bad injuries carriage driving where the carriage has actually turned over Ingrid Seward
Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty Magazine, told the BBC that the duke was at the "top of his tree" in the business.Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty Magazine, told the BBC that the duke was at the "top of his tree" in the business.
She said the duke's ponies were "quite spirited" and they were used to racing around bends.She said the duke's ponies were "quite spirited" and they were used to racing around bends.
She expected the duke had been practicing for competitions and what had happened could have happened to anyone.She expected the duke had been practicing for competitions and what had happened could have happened to anyone.
But she said: "You can sustain quite a nasty injury like that. He has had several quite bad injuries carriage driving where the carriage has actually turned over."But she said: "You can sustain quite a nasty injury like that. He has had several quite bad injuries carriage driving where the carriage has actually turned over."
The prince was set to attend a dinner in Bray in Berkshire on Saturday. Prince Philip has had several sports-related medical problems. While a polo player, he developed arthritis in his right wrist and synovitis, a rheumatoid condition of the tendon in the hand.
He also broke a bone in his left ankle while playing the game in 1961, while three years later he pulled a ligament in his left shoulder after falling from his pony.
In 2005, he bruised his left eye after slipping in the bath and in 2008, he was hospitalised because of a chest infection.
He is set to attend an official function in Bray in Berkshire on Saturday.