Princess Anne and Family

Princess Anne to attend service to mark 100 years since Britain’s worst railway tragedy

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…
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Princess Anne speaks about the #IceBucketChallenge

Last night, The Princess Royal attended a reception at British Medical Association House in London. The reception celebrated the success of the effort to raise awareness about Motor Neurone Disease and the funds raised for the charity by the Ice Bucket Challenge. Last summer, the Ice Bucket Challenge took the world by storm. Both celebrities and the masses doused themselves with ice cold water in…
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Royals gather for funeral of Captain Mark Phillips's sister

The Queen’s daughter was joined by her son, Peter Phillips, and his wife, Autumn, alongside her ex-husband and his daughter, Stephanie. Ms Staples passed away suddenly at the age of 63 last week. The family are understood to be shocked as she only recently attended the christening of Zara Tindall’s daughter, Mia, last month. She was extremely close to her niece, Zara, who invited her to her…
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Princess Anne opens United States 800th anniversary Magna Carta exhibit

#458517412 / gettyimages.com The event took place in the Great Hall at The Library of Congress. It was here The Princess Royal cut the ribbon for its exhibition Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor. The ceremony took place 75 years after Magna Carta was entrusted to the Library of Congress for safekeeping as Britain entered World War Two. It was on display at the Library until the United States entered…
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