A police bike escorting Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was concerned in a crash with a lady in her 80s who’s in a essential situation in hospital.
Paramedics and an air ambulance handled the lady on the scene in London, earlier than she was taken to hospital.
The crash comes days after Sophie, King Charles III’s sister-in-law and a working royal, was on the coronation on Might 6.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson stated: “A girl has been injured after being concerned in a collision with a police bike in west London.
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“At roughly 15:21 hours on Wednesday, 10 Might a police bike on escort duties was concerned in a collision with a member of the general public on the junction of Cromwell Street and Warwick Street, SW5.
“Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended and a lady, aged in her 80s, has been taken to hospital.
“She stays there in a essential situation. Her household have been knowledgeable. There are not any stories of some other accidents. Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are ongoing.
“Street closures stay in place whereas the scene is handled. As is routine, the Directorate of Skilled Requirements has been knowledgeable.”
A palace spokesperson advised The Solar: “The Duchess’s heartfelt ideas and prayers are with the injured girl and her household.
“She is grateful for the swift response by the emergency companies and can preserve abreast of developments.
“Additional remark presently wouldn’t be applicable whereas the incident is being investigated.”
Sophie, whose title was not too long ago upgraded from Countess of Wessex to Duchess of Edinburgh, married Prince Edward, the king’s youngest sibling, in 1999.
Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, primarily based in London. You could find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and browse his tales on Newsweek‘s The Royals Fb web page.
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