The Princess Royal saw Wales defeat Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday as she attended the event in Edinburgh.
Princess Anne was pictured wearing a hat, sunglasses and tartan scarf as she watched the action from Murrayfield which saw Wales win 18-11.
Scotland’s next match will be against England and will take place on March 16th at Twickenham Stadium in London. Wales will next play Ireland at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The Princess Royal has been Patron of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) for over 30 years.
The Scottish Football Union, as it was known then, was founded in 1873, ahead of the formation of the International Rugby Football Board in 1886. The very first rugby international match was played at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh, on a cricket field. This tradition persisted, and all international matches in Scotland were played on cricket fields, until 1897, when the Scottish Football Union bought land at Inverleith.
Inverleith was the home of Scottish Rugby until the Murrayfield Stadium was built in 1925. Shortly before the completion of the stadium, the SFU changed its name to the Scottish Rugby Union. Princess Anne has been a regular visitor to Murrayfield since the 1980s and watches team Scotland play multiple times a year.
“The Princess Royal is a long-standing and committed supporter of Scottish rugby,” said a spokesperson for the SRU.
“We were greatly honoured when she performed the official opening of the East Stand at Murrayfield in 1983 and were absolutely delighted when she became our patron in the 1986-7 season. She has been a most welcome visitor to Murrayfield in her capacity as our patron in every season since.”
