Princess Eugenie shows x-rays after back surgery

Princess Eugenie is doing pretty well now. At the beginning of this year, the 28-year-old girl is engaged to her long-time friend, Jack Brooksbank. The couple's wedding is scheduled in the fall at Windsor Castle, where

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle vowed in May. Prince Andrew's daughter and divorced wife Sarah Ferguson should be in the midst of the preparations for the wedding and also busy with the selection of her wedding dress.

A few months before the wedding, Eugenie now gives a very private overview and describes her medical history, which was not previously known with so much detail. The princess suffers from scoliosis, a curvature of the spine that was diagnosed at the age of 12 years.

Scoliosis affects about two in every 100 people. With them, the spine in childhood does not develop as usual, but it leans on the side. Depending on how the curvature is pronounced, the affected people suffer. Typical symptoms include back pain, shortness of breath and restricted mobility. Physiotherapy or the wearing of a corset are part of the treatment methods, in the worst case, an operation threatens to straighten the twisted spine

The Princess Eugenie is operated at twelve

In the Princess Eugenie's case, "Of course, it was a scary prospect for a twelve-year-old, I still remember the nervousness I felt in the days and weeks that preceded the operation, "said the Briton in an interview. its titanium rods 20 centimeters long and eight screws used on both sides of the spine. The interventions on X-rays are clearly visible, Princess Eugenie has posted on her Instagram account. "I am very proud to show my X-ray images for the first time," writes the 28-year-old girl

. After her surgery, she spent three days in intensive care and spent a week in a wheelchair. "But after I was able to walk again," the princess describes her healing process.

Princess Eugenie wants to collect donations

The fact that she talks about her illness and even publishes X-rays of course has a reason. Eugenie wants to encourage others, but also to collect donations. Since 2012, she is ambbadador of the hospital, where she is teenager. The clinic needs to be extensively renovated and expanded. With her personal medical history, Eugenie hopes to mobilize many donors to raise the necessary 17 million euros. In any case, the new installation already bears a name: Princess Eugenie House.