Just the week before, Zara Tindall was the star of the show at Royal Ascot, but on Sunday, June 23, her mother, Princess Anne, was injured at her home in Gatcombe Park and had to be hospitalized for five days.

"This is exactly what Zara has been worried about for years, but her mother never had a chance to slow down, with everyone falling apart," one source said. Perhaps they are referring to the fact that Princess Charles and Duchess Sarah Ferguson were diagnosed with cancer this year, and that Anne is still carrying the royal family's workload as she always has.

The Princess Royal's concussion has resulted in memory loss, and "Zara has been truly shaken to the core and sincerely hopes that this memory is only temporary. Zara desperately hopes that this memory is only temporary."

Ann, 73, was reportedly hit by a horse, but is now home from the hospital and "expected to make a full recovery," the Daily Express reported, and Ann's husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Lawrence, said his wife is "slowly recovering" after being released from Southmead Hospital She is recovering slowly," he said, adding that she was "recovering slowly. (Her husband was with her at the hospital, and Tyndall also visited his mother in the hospital.) Princess Royal "will return to her official duties once doctors determine it is safe to do so," the Daily Express reported.

Princess Tyndall, who is married to former rugby player Mike Tyndall and the mother of three children, is "very close" to her uncle, King Charles, a source told the Mirror. (Anne did not give Zara the title of princess when she was born in 1981 (she made the same decision not to give her son Peter Phillips the royal title when he was born in 1977.) The King apparently believes that his eldest niece should have been given the crown "all along."

It is not clear whether Tyndall will receive the title, but she recently said, "It was obviously fortunate that my mother did not give us the title, for she would have been able to give us the crown.

Columnist Angela Mollard said that Tyndall and her cousin Prince William are "the best of friends" and that if she were in William's shoes, it would make sense for the Prince of Wales to begin "bringing in" someone as "trusted" and "honest" as Tyndall He stated.

The princess is recuperating at home and has spoken of her "deep regret" at having to cancel a planned trip to Canada last week to commemorate World War I. She said, "I have fond memories of joining you all in 2016 for the 99th occasion when the people of this island commemorated the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, and I am deeply saddened that I will not be able to join you again.

It remains unclear when Anne, who has been known as the hardest working member of the royal family, will resume her official duties.