FALL FROM HORSE

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 80, 29 December 1930, Page 9

FALL FROM HORSE

Prince George Injured HUNTING ACCIDENT Dislocation of Shoulder PRINCE OF WALES’S AID By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. (Rec. December 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 27. Hunting with the Belvoir Grounds, Prince George was thrown heavily on his left shoulder, his horse somersault- \ ing. The Prince of Wales,-who was riding nearby, rendered assistance. Prince George was X-rayed at the Melton-Mowbray hospital. His shoulder is badly bruised and dislocated. It was the first appearance of the brothers in the hunting field since the King’s illness. The “Sunday Express” says that the Prince of Wales was riding shoulder to shoulder with Prince George at a fast pace when the latter’s horse stumbled at a flooded ditch and threw the rider clear. . The Prince of Wales ran to his brother, who was lying helpless in the

mud. Prince George wryly requested a cigarette and set his teeth while his shoulder was being strapped with a stirrup leather. A woman spectator drove Prince George over bumpy roads eight miles to the hospital. A later message states that Prince George’s shoulder was reset under an anaesthetic. His condition is satisfactory. Prince George, the youngest son of the King and Queen, is 28 years of age. THEIR MAJESTIES Simple Family Christmas A DAY AT SANDRINGHAM 1 (Rec. December 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 27. Their Majesties, with the Prince of Wales and Prince George, spent a simple family Christmas at Sandringham. They attended Divine service on Christmas morning, the King and his sons walking home across the park. Their Majesties, in the afternoon pre sented gifts to members of the household and devoted the evening to taking down presents from the large Christmas tree specially provided for the Duke of York’s children. Snow caused the abandonment of the Boxing Day shoot. The Duke of Gloucester has returned from Abyssinia and will join their Majesties at Sandringham on Sunday.