Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn und Taxis, was seriously injured in a racing accident during the Rebenland Rally in Pössnitz in southern Styria, Austria. He and his co-driver, Jara Hain, were in a "promising third place after three of the seven stages of the two-day race.
The accident occurred during the fourth stage, when the Prince, 42, lost control of the Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. The car plunged about 164 feet down an incline.
A crane was needed to "recover the car and crew." After the crash, Albert complained of severe lower back pain. He told one of the rescuers that he had "seven guardian angels." He was airlifted to a hospital in Graz. Hain, who also suffered from back pain, was taken to a hospital in Wagna.
The car was equipped with a roll carriage to help prevent major injuries.
Several hours after the accident, Prince Albert's mother, Gloria, Princess of Thurn und Taxis, spoke to the Bavarian media: "Thank God, he does not need surgery."
Earlier today, the Rally organizers announced that the two drivers had been released from the hospital. One Bavarian newspaper, Merkur, reported that Albert had survived the accident "relatively unscathed."
HSH Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Fürst von Thurn und Taxis is the third and youngest child of the late HSH Johannes Baptista de Jesus Maria Louis Miguel Friedrich Bonifazius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis (1926-1990) and H Ill H Countess Mariae Gloria Ferdinanda Joachima Josephine Wilhelmine Huberta of Schönburg-Glauchau (1960). He was born on June 23, 1983.
Albert was only seven years old when his father died. He inherited more than $3 billion, but also faced $500 million in debts. It was his mother, once dubbed the "punk princess", who took business courses and restored financial stability after numerous cuts and a major auction of family possessions.
The prince has not yet found his princess. There is also no heir after Albert, as all of the other living males are descendants of unequal marriages and are not eligible to inherit.
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