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Jun 28, 2024 · Anne is King Charles's younger sister. Is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. While she was born just third in the line of succession for the British throne ...
Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles III.
Jun 26, 2024 · Princess Anne, 73, has spent three nights in Southmead Hospital, Bristol, after she sustained a minor head injury and concussion thought to have been caused by a horse at her Gloucestershire...
Nov 8, 2021 · The Royal Family has shared a selection of throwback photographs of Princess Anne over the past 50 years to celebrate five decades of her support for the Riding for the Disabled Association...
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August 2020, the Princess celebrated her 70th birthday. On the actual birthday itself, 15 August, three official portraits of the Princess at her Gatcombe Park home were released. It wasn’t the first brush with royalty for photographer John Swannell. Previously, he’s photographed The Queen for her official Golden and Diamond Jubilee Portraits. He a...
In September, the Princess spent Hidden Heroes Day at Bullingdon Prison. The day is to celebrate those working in prisons and within the justice system. During the global health crisis, the justice system in the UK had to quickly adapt with many court hearings switching to video calls. The Princess visited as Patron of the Butler Trust, a charity t...
The 70th birthday celebrations continued well into autumn. In October, three of the Princess’s Ladies-in-Waiting were honoured by The Queen in her delayed 2020 Birthday Honours List. Leonora, Countess of Lichfield, Araminta Ritchie, and Jane Holderness-Roddam all serve as Ladies-in-Waiting to Princess Anne, and became Commanders of the Royal Victor...
November saw the second England-wide lockdown of 2020. While restrictions were in place, Anne continued engagements including meeting virtually with the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, the Royal Canadian Medical Society, and World Horse Welfare. She also took part in the Royal Family’s Remembrance acts by laying a wreath at the Cenotaph.
In December, Anne continued online engagements by meeting with the Wellington Trust, the Blues and Royals, Wise, and UK Youth. The Princess would also make an appearance at a special reception given by The Queen at Windsor Castle to show support for frontline workers in the area.
On 8 January 2021, the Princess made one of her first public appearances of the year from her Gloucestershire home, Gatcombe Park. She met with seven scholars from the Oxford Farming Conference via Zoom, serving in her role as Honorary President. In March, Anne became a grandmother for the fifth time. Her daughter, Zara Tindall, welcomed her third ...
April would mark an emotional time for the Royal Family. Anne’s father, Prince Philip, died at the age of 99 at Windsor Castle on 9 April. Like her siblings, the Princess shared a statement following her father’s death: “You know it’s going to happen but you are never really ready. My father has been my teacher, my supporter and my critic, but most...
In May to mark her 70th birthday, the Princess lent her name to a charity appeal for unpaid carers. The Princess, who is President of Carers Trust, helped launch The Princess Royal Respite Fund for Carers. It’s an organisation aimed at supporting 30,000 unpaid carers over the next three years with £3 million in donations from trusts, foundations, m...
June was full steam ahead for members of the Royal Family as their diaries started to fill with summer engagements. The Princess found herself in Dorset for a visit to the 13th Signal Regiment at their base at Blandford Forum where she cut a cake for the first anniversary of their formation. She would also travel to Lockleaze in Bristol in her role...
The Princess started off July with a visit to Northern Ireland for a full day of engagements to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Northern Ireland, and to thank volunteers for their efforts during the global health crisis. Also early on in the month, Anne received a special lifetime achievement award. She was presented with the City Livery Club...
Feb 6, 2024 · Princess Anne, with a lifetime of royal experience, makes a first-class deputy to the King. Following Charles's accession to the throne, Princess Anne has stepped up to her supporting role with aplomb.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Princess Anne, 73, who is often regarded as one of the hardest working royals, and the Duchess of Edinburgh, 59, who is sometimes called the ‘royal family’s secret weapon’, came together for the event in London last night.
