Princess Margaret reported to be 'comfortable'

Princess Margaret has spent a comfortable night in hospital, but is continuing to be fed through a tube.

A Buckingham Palace statement says she is still being assessed by specialists at King Edward VII Hospital in London, where she was admitted with severe weight loss yesterday.

Her children, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto, have issued a joint statement thanking the Princess's friends and well-wishers for their kind messages.

Lady Sarah is expected to be at her mother's bedside tonight. Lord Linley visited on Wednesday night.

There are no immediate plans for the Queen, Queen Mother or Duke of Edinburgh, who have remained at Sandringham, to visit.

It is understood Lord Snowdon, Margaret's ex-husband, is also keeping in close touch.

Doctors are expected to keep the Princess's private secretary, Lord Ullswater, informed of any changes in her condition.