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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brittany Miller

Italian princess ‘lucky to be alive’ after crashing ‘headfirst’ into wall on motorcycle

Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies urged her followers to wear helmets - (Instagram/@carolinadebourbon)

Italy’s Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is considering herself “lucky to be alive” after getting into a horrific motorcycle accident.

The 21-year-old daughter of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, and Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro, turned to Instagram on Wednesday to let her followers know what happened and to urge them to be safe when riding a motorcycle.

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