Charles III's sister was discharged from hospital after the accident

Princess Anne, the sister of the British King Charles III, has been discharged from the hospital, reported AFP. There she was treated for a concussion after being kicked by a horse at her country estate.

Ann, 73, suffered a concussion and minor head injuries in Gatcombe Park in south-west England on June 23 and was taken to hospital in Bristol.

She is believed to have been struck by a horse while walking in the protected perimeter of the sprawling estate, which hosts horse races.

The princess is a professional equestrian who competed in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and has a reputation as the hardest working royal.

She stepped in to represent Charles as he postponed public engagements during his cancer treatment. She rode in his official birthday parade earlier this month, but the accident forced her to pull out of a June 25 state banquet for Japan's Emperor Naruhito's visit and cancel her upcoming trip to Canada.

Her husband Tim Lawrence was seen earlier in the week leaving Southmead Hospital in Bristol.

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

Buckingham Palace said on June 24 that Anne was in hospital "as a precaution for observation and is expected to make a full and speedy recovery". | BGNES