Princess Anne discharged from hospital after concussion

The Princess Royal has returned home from hospital, where she was being treated for a minor head injury and concussion. Princess Anne, 73, was taken to hospital on Sunday after she was thought to have been injured by a horse at her Gloucestershire estate.

The Princess Royal, who is recovering from head injuries believed to have been inflicted by a horse, is making “slow but sure” progress, her husband has said. V Adm Sir Tim Laurence visited Anne after she spent a second night at Southmead hospital in Bristol, where she remains under observation having had a concussion.

Anne was hurt on Sunday while she was out walking in the grounds of her estate. There were horses in the vicinity at the time of the incident and her medical team said the head injuries were consistent with impact from a horse's head or legs.

Princess Anne has a residence at St James's Palace in London, but she spends most of her time in the country at Gatcombe, where she lives with her husband Timothy Laurence.