Belgium's Queen Paola fractures certebra in fall
A statement said there were no neurological complications
BRUSSELS: (AFP) - Queen Paola, the 79-year-old mother of Belgian King Philippe, has been hospitalised after a vertebral fracture following a fall, the royal palace announced Wednesday.
A statement said there were no neurological complications but that Queen Paola would have to undergo therapy for many months.
"The queen s life is not in danger," a spokesman said. "It s a fracture in a delicate area but it s the kind of fracture that heals."
The Italian-born Paola has retained her title although her husband Albert II abdicated in 2013. She has had stints of ill health recently.
