An inquest hears that Lady Joan Sarah Drummond Branson, 80, died following complications from a back injury sustained in a fall. The court was told that she developed a blood clot as a result of those complications. According to reports from multiple outlets, the fall occurred about two weeks before she died, with her death taking place on 24 November 2025 at London Bridge Hospital.
One account also includes testimony from Branson’s family, conveyed through her daughter at a pre-inquest review, that the family wanted the proceedings to “help other families” by identifying any lessons to be learned. The reports characterize the inquest as focusing on the circumstances leading to her death, including the fall and subsequent medical complications.
Across the sources, the central elements are consistent: Lady Joan Branson dies from a blood clot, linked to complications following a fall-induced back injury, with the timeline placing her death roughly two weeks after the fall in November 2025.
