Princess Michael, 79, breaks both wrists after falling down stairs at Kensington Palace

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Daily Mail on Thursday.She attended King Charles’ pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace the same day with both of her wrists in splints, according to the outlet.“So many things that you rely on being able to do, like cleaning your teeth, are impossible,” the royal member explained, per the outlet. “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,” she added.The royal had her arms full with overcoats when the accident happened, according to Daily Mail, and as a result broke multiple small bones when she used her hands to break the fall.

Princess Michael was born Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz but goes by her husband’s title, as he’s the late Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin.

Princess Michael appeared in good spirits as she heals. She was photographed smiling while heading to the king’s traditional lunch before Christmas with her husband.Reports recently surfaced that Princess Michael also had heart surgery a year ago.“It shocked me.

I still have to rest every afternoon,” Princess Michael said in quotes attributed to Majesty Magazine, in an interview published on Tuesday.The royal member also touched on the shocking suicide of her son-in-law, Thomas Kingston, for the first time.