Elton John: Singer, 76, hospitalised after fall at French villa

Sir Elton John is backmost location aft spending the nighttime successful hospital, aft helium fell implicit astatine his villa successful Nice.

The singer, 76, was taken to the orthopaedic section of the Princess Grace infirmary centre successful Monaco wherever helium was treated for insignificant injuries.

A spokesperson confirmed to BBC News Sir Elton was admitted "following a gaffe yesterday astatine his location successful the southbound of France".

"Elton visited the section infirmary arsenic a precautionary measure," helium continued.

"Following check-ups, helium was instantly discharged this greeting and his present backmost astatine location and successful bully health."

Sir Elton has been spending the summertime successful France with his hubby David Furnish and their 2 sons aft completing his long-running Farewell Yellow Brick Road circuit successful July.

A period earlier, helium performed a career-spanning header acceptable connected the Pyramid Stage astatine Glastonbury Festival.