Anne, Princess Royal - A busy bee

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15 August marks the B-Day of Anne, Princess Royal.To celebrate her
B-Day here are some lovely pictures of her on several occasions. 


Queen Elisabeth, Princess Anne and Prince Charles
and then Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1953)



In June 1970, Prince Charles and Princess Anne
visited the White House and the Nixon family.


Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950),
is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only
daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Anne is 17th in the line of succession to the British throne and has been
Princess Royal since 1987.

Born at Clarence House, Anne was educated at Benenden School and
began undertaking royal duties upon adulthood. She became a respected
equestrian, winning one gold medal in 1971 and two silver medals in
1975 at the European Eventing Championships.

In 1976, she became the first member of the British royal family to
have competed in the Olympic Games.

The Princess Royal performs official duties and engagements on behalf of
her mother. She holds patronage in over 300 organisations, including
WISE, Riders for Health, and Carers Trust. 

Her charity work revolves around sport, sciences, people with
disabilities, and health in developing countries. She has been associated
with Save the Children for over fifty years and has visited a number of
their projects; her work resulted in her nomination for the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1990.

Anne married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973; they separated in 1989 and
divorced in 1992. They have two children, Zara and Peter Phillips, and five
grandchildren. Within months of her divorce, Anne married Commander
(later Vice Admiral) Sir Timothy Laurence, whom she had met while he
served as her mother's equerry between 1986 and 1989.

In 1988, Princess Anne became a member of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC). 



Princess Anne is a keen equestrian


Princess Anne on one of her many charity visits

Princess Royal

Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically) awarded
by a British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. Although purely
honorary, it is the highest honour that may be given to a female member
of the royal family, just under Queen regnant.
There have been seven Princesses Royal. Princess Anne
became Princess Royal in 1987.


Source pictures: Wikipedia

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