Princess Anne and Family

The Princess Royal takes salute at March Past following Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph

The Princess Royal has taken the salute at the March Past which follows the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph. Princess Anne saluted over 10,000 military personnel from over 300 Armed Forces and civilian associations. The March Past sees military pay their own personal tribute at the Cenotaph before continuing to Horse Guards Parade. It comes after the Act of Remembrance on…
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Princess Anne's personal tribute to her mother captures imaginations

More than a year after her death, Queen Elizabeth II is still dictating tendencies, at least for her children. As King Charles and Queen Camilla headed back to the UK following a four-day official visit to Kenya, Princess Anne attended the Choral Evensong in London’s Temple Church. And she did so wearing one of her mother’s favourite clothing pieces: the Admiral cloak that the late…
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Princess Anne and Family

''Not bloody likely'' - the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne

A terrifying experience unfolded just yards from Buckingham Palace. On the 20th March 1974, Princess Anne was returning to Buckingham Palace from a charity event when their car was forced to stop on The Mall. Once the car came to a standstill, an armed assailant, Ian Ball, began firing a pistol. Anne’s personal protection officer, Inspector James Beaton, jumped out of the car in an…
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Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne, a central figure at the heart of the reign of King Charles III

As the newly crowned King Charles made his way back to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey, he was surrounded by the biggest military parade London had seen in seven decades. And riding at its head was his sister, The Princess Royal. It was a striking moment, the first time a woman had taken such a role in almost 1000 years of royal history. And it was a very public demonstration of the place…
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