Queen Suffers Sore Eye

by Tom Sykes Jun 18, 2012 6:01 AM EDT

Queen's eye bloodshot

70233088 — Queen Elizabeth II sports a sore eye attends The Cartier Queen's Cup Final at Guards Polo Club yesterday (Stuart Wilson / Getty Images)

Just days after her husband got out of hospital, it seems the Queen is now the one in the wars. She sported a very bloodshot left eye as she watched polo players take to the field for the Cartier Queen’s Cup Final, in Surrey yesterday.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman declined to say how the Queen hurt her eye.

The event drew a number of celebrities to the crowd, including burlesque star Dita Von Teese.

70235105 — Samir Hussein / WireImage / Getty Images

The Queen, 86, was also accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, who has returned to royal duties after leaving hospital following treatment for a bladder infection.

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Tom Sykes is a writer and journalist, and he edits The Royalist blog for the Daily Beast. Tom has worked for many publications, including a stint as a nightlife reporter and gossip columnist for the New York Post. He has written several books, most recently helping John Taylor of Duran Duran write and edit his autobiography, published by Dutton. Tom lives in London and Ireland.

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