The British royal family is going through one of its most complicated moments after the confirmation that King Charles III suffers from cancer and after the mysterious abdominal operation of the crown prince's wife, Kate Middleton, who has been away from the media spotlight since late last year. anus.
The current monarch, who is currently receiving treatment for cancer, had to pause all his public duties, part of which his eldest son, Prince William, has had to assume. For her part, the Princess of Wales has wanted to handle her recovery with total discretion and it is only known that she will resume her public agenda at the end of March, just after Easter.
However, the situation of the British royal house does not seem to improve as the days go by. And a few days ago, Princess Anne's husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, captured all eyes at a charity event held at Westminster Abbey.
The 69-year-old retired officer was attending an event commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in London earlier this week. However, his presence was not what caught the most attention of everyone present, but rather his black eye, with which he generated a lot of expectation and concern in a large part of English society.
After all the media commotion that his minor health problem generated, sources close to the British royal family confirmed to The Telegraph that the injury of Princess Anne's husband was not serious and that it had been caused by a domestic accident in the garden. his house while carrying out various tasks.
The retired British Royal Navy officer has always been characterized as a discreet man in everything that has to do with his private life, despite the fact that the beginnings of his relationship with Princess Anne were marked by endless controversies.
Tim Laurence met the sister of King Charles III in 1986 while she was still married to the father of her two children, Mark Phillips, with whom she had a controversial marriage. They both had a crush and decided to start a relationship. However, the situation took a radical turn in 1989 when her love letters were stolen, generating a real scandal. Three years later, in 1992, Princess Anne made the decision to divorce her first husband to begin a formal relationship with Tim Laurence.
