On Thursday The Princess Royal made a
special stop at RAF Brize Norton, where she serves as honorary air
commodore, to bestow a new standard to honour the reformation of
the No. LXX, (70), Squadron. The Princes Royal at RAF Brize Norton.
The Squadron stood down five years ago after being based at RAF
Lyneham for over 25 years. There was great sadness over this, but
there was hope that it would one…
The Princess Royal has spent
three days in Bosnia-Herzogovina where one of her
responsibilities was to represent Britain at a service marking the
20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. Princess Anne stood
alongside other dignitaries including Queen Noor of Jordan…
The First World War was one of the most
devastating conflicts in history. Over six million soldiers from
the United Kingdom fought in the war and contributed massively to
the country’s victory. But it was not just the men who helped win
battles – around 1.3…
Princess Anne speaks out on ‘over-breeding, doping and indiscriminate horse trading’
12th May 2015
The Princess Royal has spoken out on the
inhumane conditions suffered by horses bound for slaughter outside
the UK. Writing in the foreword to Horse Welfare: Use not Abuse, a
new book on the topic, Princess Anne criticised hauliers and the
meat industry saying that horse welfare has deteriorated due to
“over-breeding, doping and indiscriminate horse trading.” The
Princess writes…
Prince Charles and Princess Anne appointed Commodores-in-Chief of Royal Canadian Navy
5th May 2015
The Canadian Minister of National
Defence, The Honourable Jason Kenney, has announced that The Prince
of Wales and The Princess Royal have both been appointed as
Commodores-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy by their mother, Her
Majesty The Queen. Commodore-in-Chief is one…
The Princess Royal has officially opened
Britain’s first dental school and hospital in nearly 40 years
during a visit to the east end of London. During her trip to
Whitechapel, the Princess met patients and staff at the medical
centre which will treat around 70,000 people…
The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Tindall,
was on Friday forced to withdraw from this year’s Rolex Kentucky
after her horse, High Kingdom, suffered a minor injury. Mrs Tindall
was supposed to be making her debut at the American classic
equestrian event with Trevor Hemmings’ horse on whom she rode when
she won British team’s silver medal at last year’s World
Equestrian…
A horse which is co-owned by Zara and
Mike Tindall finished in third place at yesterday’s Crabbie’s Grand
National at Aintree showing that the huge gamble in entering him
paid off. After finishing seventh in 2014, Monbeg Dude put extra
effort in this year to…
Monbeg Dude at last years Grand National
where he finished in 7th place It’s Grand National day, the time of
year where the eyes of the horse racing world descend to Liverpool
where the world’s most famous horse race takes place. This year,
Monbeg Dude, the horse…
Princess Anne to attend service to mark 100 years since Britain’s worst railway tragedy
4th April 2015
The Princess Royal will next month attend
a commemorative event to recognise 100 years since Britain’s worst
railway tragedy at Gretna Green, on May 22. She will be joined
alongside soldiers, dignitaries and members of the local community
at the site where the Quintinshill train disaster occurred, killing
227 people in 1915. However, despite the huge loss of life and many
injuries, the tragedy…
