Princess Anne, 73, has left hospital and is resting at home after royal was ‘hit on the head by a horse’ and suffered concussion while walking on Gatcombe estate

Princess Anne has left hospital and returned to her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.

She had been in Southmead hospital in Bristol since Sunday evening after suffering concussion and minor head injuries when she was hit by a horse.

The 73-year-old was visited by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and her daughter Zara Tindall during her stay in hospital.

Due to Anne’s concussion, the precise details of the incident are not clear.

According to the princess’s medical team, her head injuries were consistent with possible impact with the head or legs of a horse.

Princess Anne remains in Southmead hospital in Bristol, pictured on Monday

Sir Tim said on Tuesday that the princess was doing ‘fine, slowly but surely’. He was seen carrying a cool bag as he revealed he had brought her ‘a few little treats from home’.

After the incident, a trauma helicopter was deployed to take the princess to hospital, but after being treated on the spot by emergency services, she travelled by road herself.

Sir Tim thanked doctors, nurses and emergency staff for their help and said he and Anne are both ‘hugely grateful to the medical team and hospital staff for their expert care – and also to the emergency services who were so wonderful on the ground’.

“We are both deeply touched by all the kind messages we have received from so many people near and far. It means a lot,” he added.

Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence leaves Southmead Hospital on Tuesday after visiting his wife

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer broke off the election campaign earlier this week to send the princess their best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Anne is a key member of the King’s slimmed-down working monarchy and has played a major role in supporting Charles in his condition.

The princess, often referred to as the hardest-working royal, is known for her down-to-earth approach and dedication to her royal duty.

At Trooping the Colour earlier this month, she was photographed expertly controlling her horse when it appeared agitated.

Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Tindall arrives at Southmead Hospital on Tuesday to visit her

Anne won the individual championship at Burghley in 1971 and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

In 1976 she competed as a three-day eventer in the Montreal Olympics with the British equestrian team.

The princess survived an attempted kidnapping in 1974 when a gunman tried to kidnap her and her then-husband, Captain Mark Phillips, as they were being driven along The Mall to Buckingham Palace.

She remained calm and when the gunman, Ian Ball, told her to ‘come with me for a day or two’ because he wanted £2 million, she replied that that was ‘not likely at all and I don’t have £2 million ‘.

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