Michael Palin Still Needs Zimmer Frame a Month After Fall

Michael Palin said he still cannot walk without a Zimmer frame a month after a fall at home that left him with three broken ribs and a cracked pelvis, and that his recovery is taking time.

In an update posted on Instagram on November 8, the actor and Monty Python performer described falling in his bathroom in the early hours of October 8. He said he had been returning from the bathroom when he fell, and that he still could not walk unaided. Palin said he was moving slowly and expected to need more time to recover.

Palin also said the injuries prevented him from completing his Philippines tour to promote his book, *Michael Palin in the Philippines*. He apologised to people who had bought tickets and said he would try to arrange other show dates the following year. His update did not confirm dates for any replacement appearances.

He used references to Monty Python in describing his situation, recalling that the group had used Zimmer frames in sketches portraying elderly people. Palin joked that he had become such a character himself, and said he would occupy his recovery with books and television. He mentioned the series *Slow Horses* and *This City Is Ours*, as well as the group’s...