Richard Branson's wife Joan died from 'massive' blood clot after doctor 'failed to prescribe her medication', inquest hears

An inquest has concluded that a lack of medication contributed to the death of Lady Joan Sarah Drummond Branson. The 80-year-old wife of Sir Richard Branson died at the private Lister Hospital in Chelsea from a massive blood clot. These complications followed a back injury sustained during a fall at the family home on Necker Island. The proceedings revealed that a doctor failed to prescribe the necessary medication, which led to her passing in November last year.