THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL HAS BROKEN HER LEFT LEG WHILE HILL-WALKING IN SCOTLAND, CLARENCE HOUSE SAID TODAY. THE DUCHESS SUFFERED A TWISTED FRACTURE OF HER LEFT FIBULA WHEN SHE SLIPPED WHILE OUTDOORS ON WEDNESDAY BUT THE BREAK WAS ONLY CONFIRMED BY AN X-RAY TODAY. A CLARENCE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT ALTHOUGH DOCTORS HAVE ADVISED HER NOT TO PUT TO ANY WEIGHT ON HER LEG SHE INTENDS TO CARRY OUT ALL HER OFFICIAL DUTIES AND ENGAGEMENTS, WHICH ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THE MONTH. THE DUCHESS HAS BEEN STAYING AT BIRKHALL THE PRINCE OF WALES'S PRIVATE HOME ON THE QUEEN'S BALMORAL ESTATE. CLARENCE HOUSE SAID IN A STATEMENT: 'YESTERDAY WHILE HILL WALKING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS IN SCOTLAND, THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TOOK A TUMBLE AND HURT HER LEG. TODAY, FOLLOWING DOCTOR'S ADVICE, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS HAD AN X-RAY WHICH SHOWED A TWISTED FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA. CONSEQUENTLY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS IS WEARING A PLASTER CAST AND WILL BE FOR SIX WEEKS.' CAMILLA WAS ON HER TRADITIONAL EASTER BREAK AT BIRKHALL WITH THE PRINCE WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. AFTER THE FALL THE DUCHESS NEEDED SOME HELP GETTING DOWN FROM THE HILL BUT THE INJURY WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE AS SERIOUS AS A FRACTURE. AFTER RESTING OVERNIGHT SHE HAD THE X-RAY WHICH REVEALED THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. BEFORE THE INJURY CAMILLA HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM UNRELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. A TRAPPED NERVE IN HER BACK WHICH HAD BEEN CAUSING HER SOME PAIN FORCED HER TO CANCEL A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS DURING HER RECENT TOUR TO EASTERN EUROPE WITH PRINCE CHARLES.
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