上皇后さま、右大腿骨を骨折　仙洞御所で転倒、東大病院で手術へ―宮内庁

　宮内庁は７日、上皇后さま（８９）がお住まいの仙洞御所（東京都港区）で転倒し、右大腿（だいたい）骨上部の骨折との診断を受けられたと発表した。東大病院（文京区）に同日入院し、８日午前に手術を受ける。
　側近によると、上皇后さまは６日夕に仙洞御所内で過ごしている際に転倒。右脚の強い痛みが続き、７日午後に東大病院で検査を受け、骨折と判明した。しばらく入院する。
　転倒したのは平らな場所で、頭などは打っていない。転倒後は車いすを使用しているという。
　上皇さまは７日夕、同病院を訪れ、上皇后さまと一緒に検査結果の説明を受けた後、仙洞御所に戻った。ご夫妻とも事態を冷静に受け止めているという。（2024/10/07-21:21）

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, 89, suffered a broken right femur on Monday after falling down at the Sento Imperial Residence in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
   She was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital the same day and will undergo surgery there on Tuesday morning, the Imperial Household Agency said.
   The former Empress fell at the residence on Sunday evening and underwent an examination at the hospital on Monday afternoon as she continued to experience severe pain in her right leg, her aide said, adding that she fell on a flat surface and did not hit her head.
   Emperor Emeritus Akihito received an explanation of the test results together with the Empress Emerita at the hospital on Monday evening. He returned to the residence later.
   Empress Emerita Michiko, turning 90 on Oct. 20, was hospitalized for surgery for the first time since 2019, when she was found to have breast cancer.