She was the first of The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the
template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake.
Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was
a huge state occasion with a massive television audience that
captured imaginations around the world. The bride might be famously
down to earth but her first…
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne has
granted a rare interview to reporter George Alagiah as part of the
BBC’s programme The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story which aired this
week in the UK. The documentary charted the evolution of Her
Majesty’s visits to the Commonwealth…
A BBC documentary last evening (Monday)
showed the way Queen Elizabeth II toured the Commonwealth both
shortly after her Coronation and all through her reign. Through
those sixty-five years of working with leaders from all over the
world, she has garnered great respect and has her daughter,
Princess Anne mentioned, reached the status of being treated like
an “Honourary Man”. It was also clear…
Of all the current Royal Palaces, St
James’s is the most senior and all foreign ambassadors to this
country are still referred to as being appointed to the Court of St
James’. This is perhaps ironic, as the palace was constructed in
the 1530’s by King Henry VIII, as…
On Thursday, Her Majesty The Queen
attended the commissioning ceremony for HMS Queen Elizabeth in
Portsmouth. The Queen described the 65,000-tonne carrier as the
“best of British”, suitable as the ship is the largest ever for the
Royal Navy. Her Majesty was accompanied by her daughter, Princess
Anne who was dressed in Naval uniform. Upon arrival, Princess Anne
joined her mother in…
From the moment you step through the
Buckingham Palace gates and join the crowds on the lawn you know
you’re at the start of a very special experience. With ladies and
gents in their finest and a sea of top hats and fascinators in
every direction, there’s a…
It has been announced the HRH Princess
Anne will make a series of visits across the country to promote the
“Let’s Make It Here” initiative of the UK Fashion and Textile
Association of which she is the president. The visits seek to
recognise the skills and talents…
Princess Anne is 2017's busiest royal so far, with Duke & Duchess of Cambridge working the least
15th March 2017
According to the latest reports released
by the Press Association this Wednesday, it would seem that The
Princess Royal currently holds the title as Busiest Royal of
2017 so far, clocking in at an impressive 44 full days of work over
the past two and a half months. This means Princess Anne has
conducted almost a quarter of all work undertaken by the British
Monarchy in 2017. Not bad for a…
