He had to undergo emergency surgery - Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt undergoes emergency surgery for infected car accident wound

Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, aged 82, has undergone emergency surgery after an old car accident wound became severely infected. The procedure took place on Wednesday in Waldshut-Tiengen, where doctors acted quickly to prevent the infection from spreading further.

The trouble began when von Anhalt noticed the reopened wound while filming a reality show. An ambulance rushed him to hospital, where medical staff confirmed the infection had worsened. The injury originally occurred during a car accident on the Thai island of Phuket.

Doctors operated under general anaesthesia to clean the wound. They removed a large amount of pus and dirt particles. The surgery was urgent—without it, the infection could have reached the bone and turned life-threatening.

After the procedure, von Anhalt received strong antibiotics and was fitted with an arm brace. He later shared that he believes his late wife, Zsa Zsa Gabor, has acted as his 'guardian angel,' protecting him from more serious harm in the past.

The emergency treatment successfully addressed the infection, but von Anhalt will need time to recover. His medical team has not released further details about his ongoing care. The incident highlights the risks of untreated wounds, even years after the original injury.