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Duchess Sophie 'praying' for OAP who was 'hit by her royal motorcade' and is now fighting for life

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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is said to be "praying" for an elderly woman who was hit by a police motorbike escorting Sophie in West London.The woman, thought to be in her 80s is said to be fighting for her life in hospital in critical after being rushed there following the incident that occurred at around 3.21pm on Wednesday.

Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance scrambled to the scene after the police motorbike struck the woman at the junction of Cromwell Road and Warwick Road while on escort duties.The Metropolitan Police confirmed the incident and said that the injured woman's family had been informed.

According to MailOnline, Buckingham Palace said the Duchess of Edinburgh's "thoughts and prayers are with the injured lady and her family." They also said that Duchess Sophie was grateful for the "swift response" of emergency services.

Pictures taken at the scene show a Special Escort Group police bike inside a police cordon, with various debris including a brown paper bag, a face mask and a bottle of hand sanitiser strewn across the road.

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