Princess Anne is kickstarting her South Africa tour today (Image: PA)
is travelling to South Africa alone today after her husband, Vice Admiral Sir , suffered an injury, it has emerged.
The Princess Royal is today which will last until tomorrow, January 22, with King Charles’s sister set to in the country.
But she will be alone for the trip as her husband is recovering from a suspected torn ligament which he is understood to have acquired while working on her Gatcombe estate, according to the Press Association.
The former naval officer needs treatment in the UK and cannot fly with the princess.
Anne’s trip today will include a visit to Cape Town for a project close to her heart: horses supporting the disabled.
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Sir Timothy Laurence is reportedly recovering is recovering from a suspected torn ligament (Image: Getty)
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Anne will watch riders being put through their paces at the Cape Town-based organisation South African Riding for the Disabled Association.
It is similar to the UK charity Riding for the Disabled, which the princess supports as president, with both using horse riding to help children and adults with physical disabilities to improve their wellbeing.
Later at the British High Commission, Anne will view an exhibition by former England cricketer Nick Compton, grandson of renowned batsman Denis Compton.
During the two-day visit, the princess will commemorate the sacrifices of black South Africans and other races who played a vital role as military labourers during the First World War.
As president of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, she will unveil the organisation’s Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which honours more than 1,700 South Africans who carried out non-combat jobs and died with no known grave or commemoration during the First World War.
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The memorial is also part of the CWGC’s commitment to ensure all those who died in the two World Wars are commemorated equally.
She will also visit the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, which keeps alive the memory and achievements of the former archbishop of Cape Town who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1984 for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
Other engagements during the two-day tour include visits to the Royal Cape Yacht Club, the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Thuthuzela Care Centre to meet local communities and celebrate the work of projects currently being carried out around the area.
Anne last visited South Africa in 2012 to commemorate her late mother, Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.