The former naval officer’s injury comes seven months after the Princess Royal was also injured at their home, Gatcombe Park, last summer

The Princess Royal has started her two-day trip to South Africa solo, as her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence drops out of the visit. Anne began her visit to Cape Town alone after Sir Tim suffered a suspected torn ligament while working on her Gatcombe estate, it is understood.

Princess Anne's husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, will not be joining her today in South Africa due to an injury.

Anne's international trip will also involve the unveiling of the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which will "commemorate more than 1,700 predominantly Black South Africans who died in World War I between 3 and 14 August 1914 and who have no known gravesite," per Hello! magazine.

Princess Anne has returned to the UK after a brief solo trip to South Africa, where she was representing the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The Princess Royal was initially set to

Princess Anne is making a two-day visit to South Africa but her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence has been forced to pull out after suffering an injury.

Princess Anne has been forced to jet off to South Africa alone after her husband suffered an injury. Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence has remained in the UK due to a suspected torn ligament, preventing him from accompanying his wife,