Last week, the Princess Royal presented the Isle of Wight’s Red Funnel Boss with a Merchant Navy Medal.
Captain Fran Collins was awarded the medal for her services to the marine passenger sector. She is the first female captain at the Channel Islands operator, Condor Ferries. Collins started her career as a dual cadet having sailed on deep-sea oil and gas tankers before she joined Condor.
A fictional queen meets real-life royalty: Princess Anne honours actress Olivia Colman at latest royal investiture
1st November 2019
She’s starred in The Favourite as Queen Anne and will hit our television screens later in November as Queen Elizabeth II on the new series of The Crown, but this week Olivia Colman came face-to-face with a member of the real royal family.
The Princess Royal…
Princess Anne opens new Isle of Man hotel space
29th October 2019
The Princess Royal travelled to the Isle of Man for a busy day of engagements Friday, including opening the new multi-million-pound events space and extension at the Ramsey Park Hotel.
Ramsey is the second-largest town on the Isle of Man and the hotel, which opened in…
Princess Anne carries on working despite Typhoon Hagibis and earthquake battering Japan
12th October 2019
The Princess Royal is maintaining a full diary during her visit to Japan, despite the country facing its worst storm in over 60 years.
Typhoon Hagibis is forecast to arrive in Tokeyo this evening, brining with it 150km/h winds.
As 600,000 were being evacuated in preparation of Hagibis, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake was also felt in Tokyo.
Despite the conditions, Princess Anne has had a busy…
Princess Anne gives the royal seal of approval to a 150-year-old fight for women's equality in education
13th September 2019
As Chancellor of Edinburgh University, the Princess Royal had a very special role September 11 as she celebrated the legacy of seven incredible women who fought against prejudice when they were prevented from graduating as doctors 150 years ago.
Known as the…
Princess Anne visits Longhope Lifeboat Museum
7th September 2019
Princess Anne paid tribute to those lost in the Longhope Lifeboat Disaster on Friday afternoon.
The Princess Royal made a flying visit to the Hoy after she was unable to attend the 50th-anniversary commemorations of the disaster back in March.
On a day with heavy…
Ten facts about Princess Anne on her birthday
15th August 2019
1.The Princess was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House.
2.Her full title is: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess Royal, Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Dame Grand Cross and Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of…
The Princess Royal is celebrating her birthday today, as she turns 69-years-old.
Princess Anne was born on August 15th 1950 and was The Queen &Duke of Edinburgh’s secondchild and only daughter.
The fourteenth-in-line to the throne is best known for…
The Princess Royal celebrates her 69th birthday
15th August 2019
One step closer to a major milestone, the Princess Royal is marking her birthday today. Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, only daughter of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, was born on August 15th 1950 at Clarence House in London. The cheeky young princess has turned into one…
Princess Anne - a short biography of her life
15th August 2019
The Princess Royal is often said to be the ‘hardest working’ member of the British Royal Family and has a reputation for being a formidable and forthright personality. Seen widely as very much her father’s daughter, Her Royal Highness is a popular character and a tenacious supporter of charitable causes.
Birth
On the 15th August 1950, just before midday, HRH Princess Elizabeth, Duchess…