The Princess Royal turns 70 on August
15th 2020. It’s a big birthday for anyone but this milestone is
also providing an opportunity to look back and celebrate many of
the achievements of a princess who only grows more popular. Anne’s
story is a fascinating tale of modern royalty but it began in one
of the most traditional royal residences around. The Queen and Duke
of…
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…
She’s known for her practical, down to
earth approach in all walks of life and fashion is no different for
the Princess Royal. In an age when royal fashion is a major focus,
the princess prefers to make her wardrobe work for her, rewearing
old favourites and taking one…
“With an estimated seven million carers
in the UK today, the need to continue to do more to identify and
support them is pressing.” -The Princess Royal For more than three
decades Princess Anne has been an advocate for unpaid carers, with
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers established in 1991. The
organisation merged with Crossroads Care in 2012 to create Carers
Trust, with…
As Princess Anne celebrates her 70th
birthday, let’s look at some of her best tiara moments. The
Princess Royal mainly uses three tiaras: the Festoon Tiara, the
Meander Tiara, and the Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara. At one of her
first state dinners, Princess Anne…
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…
The Princess Royal is notoriously coy
about revealing details of her everyday life but as she approaches
70, she has revealed her favourite recipe. Princess Anne has guest
edited ”Country Life” magazine’s latest edition as part of
celebrations marking her milestone birthday. Her contributions
include her favourite dish and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it packs a
punch. Anne has…
The Princess Royal has supported causes
to improve the lives of young people for decades, and this week a
new, one-of-a-kind sculpture of the Princess has been gifted to one
of her patronages, UK Youth. The charity said it was “elated” to
receive the piece by…
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 Princess Royal has been captured on
camera talking about the time her mother met a talking train. It’s
all in a good cause. Princess Anne has read a special version of a
Thomas the Tank Engine story to celebrate a successful campaign by
one of the charities closest to her heart. The Princess Royal’s
reading of ‘Thomas and the Royal Train’ brought to an end a
special…
