Marie Christine, who is married to Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin, Prince Michael of Kent, is seriously ill after suffering from a stroke. A source told the Daily Mail: “Her Royal Highness suffered a stroke. Sadly, she is now bed-ridden.”
Previously, the Princess of Kent had reportedly broken her wrist in a fall down the stairs at Kensington Palace, where she lives with her husband, 83.
The princess, 81, had previously attended King Charles’s pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Thursday with her wrists encased in splints.
About her fall, she previously stated: “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.”
It’s been a difficult few years for the family, Princess Michael’s son-in-law, Thomas Kingston, took his own life at the age of 45 in February 2024.
He died from a “catastrophic head injury” and a gun was found near his body at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds.
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Speaking of his tragic death, the princess spoke in an interview with Majesty Magazine, saying his marriage to her daughter Lady Gabriella was “very happy”.
“Tom was a lovely man, so kind and thoughtful. They were very happy together…We never had an inkling anything was wrong.”
Lady Gabriella told the inquest her husband shot himself in an “impulsive” decision caused by an adverse reaction to prescribed drugs.
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