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Royal Pictures from History: the birth of Princess Anne

The Princess Royal was born on August 15th 1950, the second child of the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Her arrival, at Clarence House in London, provided Britain with a brand new princess but although there was excitement and interest in the birth, the royal baby mania that had accompanied the debut of her big brother, Charles, two years earlier, wasn’t…
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Anne, the Princess Royal at 70: a practical princess with the popular touch

As a new ITV documentary marking the 70th birthday of the Queen’s only daughter got under way, we were told that Anne never wanted to grow up to be a fairytale princess. And the programme went on to show the practical, down to earth royal that we’ve all come to appreciate over the years with plenty of comments from those who know her best backing up that hard working image that’s…
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Princess Anne won't go on Twitter "even if you paid me"

Princess Anne has never been one to hide her opinions, and in a recent interview ahead of her 70th birthday, she revealed her thoughts on Twitter and Netflix’s The Crown. In a 90-minute ITV documentary celebrating the Princess Royal’s seven decades of life, the royal gives an interview about her life, as do her children and husband. It was during this documentary that the…
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