Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne ignores row as she oversees opening of multi-million pound Scotland port expansion

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26th September 2023
The Princess Royal brushed off a row as she oversaw the opening of the Port of Aberdeen’s £420 million South Harbour expansion project. Bob Sanguinetti, the CEO of Port of Aberdeen, said it was an honour that the Princess Royal was there to open Scotland’s newest harbour on what is considered the UK’s oldest business. The expanded port, in addition to jobs and income, will…
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''Not bloody likely'' - the attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne

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30th July 2023
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 expresses surprise at documentary about her attempted kidnapping

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6th July 2023
The Princess Royal has expressed surprise over a documentary that aired on the television last week detailing her attempted kidnapping in 1974. During her annual visit to Strathcarron Hospice in Denny, Her Royal Highness met with a number of staff members and residents, including 77-year-old Alan Brett. Upon meeting the princess, Mr Brett told her that over the weekend, he watched the…
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Princess Anne visits Canada to praise the country's cavalry regiment on important anniversary

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21st May 2023
The Princess Royal has spend the weekend in Canada where she visited the country’s oldest military regiment on their 175th anniversary. During a visit to New Brunswick, Princess Anne praised the 8th Canadian Hussars, often referred to as the Princess Louise’s. Donning the Hussars’s red and blue colours, Princess Anne as the regiment’s colonel-in-chief, made a speech…
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