LONDON, June 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Princess Anne, the sister of Britain's
King Charles III, has been discharged from hospital where she was treated for
concussion after being struck by a horse at her country estate.

Anne, 73, suffered concussion and minor head injuries at Gatcombe Park in
southwestern England on Sunday evening and was taken to hospital in Bristol.

It is believed she was struck by a horse as she was walking within the
protected perimeter of the sprawling estate, which hosts equestrian events.

The princess's medical team said at the time her injuries were consistent
with a potential impact from a horse's head or legs.

The Princess Royal, as she is also known, is a skilled horsewoman who
competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and has a reputation as the hardest-
working royal.

She has stepped in to represent Charles while he postponed public engagements
during his cancer treatment, and rode at his official birthday parade earlier
this month.

But the accident forced her to withdraw from an appearance at a state banquet
on Tuesday evening for visiting Japanese Emperor Naruhito, and cancel an
upcoming trip to Canada.
Her husband Tim Laurence was seen earlier in the week leaving Southmead
Hospital in Bristol after visiting his wife.

He thanked the medical team at Southmead Hospital "for their care, expertise
and kindness during my wife's short stay".

Buckingham Palace said on Monday that Anne was in hospital "as a
precautionary measure for observation and was expected to make a full and
swift recovery".