On Tuesday, Sir Richard Branson announced the sad passing of his beloved wife Joan , who died aged 80.

Now the Virgin founder has shared new details on his wife's death, revealing she went "quickly" and "painlessly," while the pair were in hospital for separate injuries.

Explaining the circumstances in an Instagram post on Wednesday, the billionaire wrote: "As many already know, I’d come off my bike in India and hurt my shoulder. Joan was recovering from her own back injury in hospital in England. In the way life sometimes surprises you, I found myself moved to a room just down the corridor from her. We laughed together about how typical it was of us to end up on the same floor, like love-struck teenagers delighted to find each other again.

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