Royal Princess Breaks Both Wrists After Falling Down Palace Stairs

Princess Michael of Kent broke both of her wrists after falling down the stairs at her home in Kensington Palace.

The 79-year-old princess, the wife of Prince Michael of Kent, tripped while carrying overcoats, according to the Daily Mail. Although the coats softened the fall, she put out her hands to protect herself, breaking both of her wrists.

The very next day, Princess Michael attended King Charles’ Buckingham Palace pre-Christmas lunch with two splints on, according to the outlet. She is currently still recovering from heart surgery, and continuing to deal with the death of her son-in-law, Thomas Kingston, who killed himself in February.

“So many things that you rely on being able to do, like cleaning your teeth, are impossible,” Princess Michael said, according to the Daily Mail. ”I can type with one finger on a mobile, but I can’t use a laptop."

The outlet reported that she broke multiple small bones.

“I am told that, after an accident like this, if you do one wrong movement on top of the unhealed bones, you are back where you started,” she said.