Lady Sarah McCorquodale, pictured here in 2013 at the wedding of James Meade and Lady Laura Marsham, has been injured following a ‘very bad fall’, says Earl Spencer
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Prince William’s aunt, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, has been in hospital following a ‘very bad fall’, her brother, Earl Spencer, has revealed. Lady Sarah, 70, was horse riding at the time of the accident and has been something of a ‘handful’ during her time in hospital, Charles Spencer told Gyles Brandreth on the Rosebud podcast.
‘Sarah, who is nearly a decade older than me, who was always in trouble, she’s quite punchy,’ he said of his sister, Princess Diana’s older sister who once dated the then-Prince Charles. ‘She’s still riding, and she’s had a really bad fall in the last month and has been in hospital for a long time,’ he added, though Spencer would not be drawn on the nature of Lady Sarah’s injuries.
‘She’s still riding, and she’s had a really bad fall in the last month and has been in hospital for a long time,’ Charles Spencer told Gyles Brandreth
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Fortunately, it seems that the Prince of Wales’ aunt is in high spirits despite her fall, with Earl Spencer joking that she had been a ‘handful’ for her doctors to deal with. ‘I think, [she] was quite a handful as a patient, because the said doctor said to my brother-in-law, “She’s quite a character isn’t she?” which I think is code for, “Could you take her home?”’, he revealed, referring to Lady Sarah’s husband, Neil McCorquodale.
Like the rest of the Spencer clan, Lady Sarah McCorquodale has long been a source of great comfort and support for Prince William, as well as for Prince Harry in the wake of his feud with the Windsors. Last September, she supported the Prince of Wales during a visit to his old RAF training ground in Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Lady Sarah had reportedly heard that her nephew was in the area and was keen to show her ‘support’ for William, said MailOnline’s Rebecca English. She also joined the royal family, including King Charles, Queen Camilla, and the Princess of Wales, to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in May.