Royal Family Member Breaks Both Wrists in Fall Down Kensington Palace Stairs

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Michael of Kent is on the mend after breaking both of her wrists in a fall down the stairs of her home at Kensington Palace.

“So many things that you rely on being able to do, like cleaning your teeth, are impossible,” Princess Michael said, according to 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 said.

Princess Michael of Kent attends King Charles' Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 19, 2024.Karwai Tang/WireImage

Karwai Tang/WireImage

TheDaily Mailreported that the royal had her arms full with overcoats when the accident happened, and broke multiple small bones when she outstretched her hands to break the fall.

The update came as it emerged that Princess Michael also had heart surgery a year ago.

“It shocked me. I still have to rest every afternoon,” she said in quotes attributed toMajesty Magazine, in an interview released on Dec. 17.

Prince Michael and Princess Michael arrive for Kate Middleton’s Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 6, 2024.AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty

In the same conversation, the royal spoke publicly for the first time about the sudden death of her late son-in-law,Thomas Kingston. Kingston was married to Prince and Princess Michael’s daughter,Lady Gabriella Windsor, and died in February at age 45 at his parents' home in the Cotswolds. A spokesperson for the coroner’s office previously told PEOPLE that hiscause of deathwas “traumatic wound to the head,” and a gun was found near his body.

“Tom was a lovely man, so kind and thoughtful. They were very happy together,” Princess Michael toldMajesty Magazineabout his marriage to her daughter. “We often had them here with Freddie and Sophie and the girls for Sunday lunch,” she said, referring to her son,Lord Frederick Windsor, his wifeSophie Winklemanand their two young daughters.

No suspicious circumstances or other parties were thought to have been involved in Kingston’s death, andan inquest is ongoing.

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Kingston, a financier, former hostage negotiator and previous boyfriend ofPippa Middleton, was laid to rest in aprivate funeralin March, whichPrince Williamattended. A few weeks later, theDaily Mailreported that Lady Gabriella, 43, moved back in with her parents at Kensington Palace.

“They wanted Ella to be with them, and she didn’t want to be alone in the home she shared with Tom,” a friend told columnist Richard Eden. “All of us are rallying ‘round and she’s going to be okay.”

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are not working royals, nor are their children, who both pursue private careers. The couple doesn’t receive any public money but support several charities and causes and often join the royals at family events, as do their children.

Carole Middleton, Michael Middleton and Lady Gabriella Windsor arrive for Kate Middleton’s Together at Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 6, 2024.Samir Hussein/WireImage

Samir Hussein/WireImage

Prince and Princess Michael, Gabriella and Frederick all reportedly attended the King’s Christmas lunch on Dec. 19, and also went toKate Middleton’sTogether at Christmascarol service at Westminster Abbey on Dec. 6

source: people.com