It has been a challenging year for the Royal Family's health, with the latest news revealing Princess Michael of Kent's accident at her Kensington Palace home.
Suffering a fall while carrying coats, the 79 year old ended up with two broken wrists after using her hands to cushion the impact.
In anticipation of her 80th birthday, the royal disclosed details of her daily struggles due to the injury in an interview. She was candid about her difficulties: "So many things that you rely on being able to do, like cleaning your teeth, are impossible.
I can type with one finger on a mobile, but I can't use a laptop. 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." In the same discussion, she also shared a recent diagnosis of a heart condition requiring surgery that Majesty magazine reported on, reflecting: "It shocked me.