37 ‘Every day is a bonus’, says Princess Anne after horse accident Princess Royal speaks publicly for the first time about the unexplained concussion she suffered in June.

I'm on the fence with regard to Royalty, but Princess Anne has at least inherited her mother's work ethic and seems to understand her position in 21st-century British society. Compared to Andrew, she's Cheddar to his Gorgonzola!

Anniebach A couple of days in hospital will not cure concussion.

Concussion means bruising the brain and the resulting swelling. It does not go down in a few days. The hospital would have kept her in until they knew the bruising had reached its maximum and was stable or subsiding, but, as my friends case showed. It took a year before her brain was back to normal.

I assume she took medical advice MOnica

I assume she then ignored it Anniebach

M0nica

I assume she then ignored it Anniebach

Yes, I think she discharged herself.

I had concussion as a teenager but no medical attention apart from friend's mother calling on a neighbour who was with St John's Ambulance to take a look st me.

My son suffered concussion after a fall from a horse a few years ago (as well as several broken ribs and bruised lungs). He was discharged from hospital the day after.

Would the hospital or Buckingham P disclose the fact that she
discharged herself

Princess Anne spent five nights in Southmead hospital in Bristol before Being discharged to convalesce at home (DT 25.01.25.)
She began a phased return to her duties three weeks later.
She is unable to remember exactly what happened when she was injured, appears to have made a full recovery and regards every day as a bonus.
Why the unpleasantness?

Where I ride, we have to wear riding hats anywhere in range of horses. When I used to ride years ago, they were only worn when actually mounted to protect from falls.
I wondered if this was in the wake of Princess Anne's accident as I think it was clear at the time that she hadn't fallen from a horse.

There isn't any unpleasantness, on the contrary I have been expressing concern that Princess Anne resumed normal duties so quickly after her concussion.

I have seen how serious the effects of quite a mild concussion incident can have on the short and long term health of people suffering it. I was very surprised that she resumed duties so soon. I hope this does not cause her later health problems.