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Anne (centre) and her sister Mary (left) with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II. Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. [1]
Gatcombe Park is a country house between the villages of Minchinhampton (to which it belongs) and Avening in Gloucestershire, England. Originally constructed in the 1770s, it was rebuilt from 1820 by George Basevi for the economist David Ricardo. Since 1976 it has been the country home of Anne, Princess Royal. Gatcombe is a Grade II* listed ...
All of Anne's children died young, so during her reign, Parliament settled the rules of succession in the Act of Settlement 1701, by defining Sophia of Hanover (granddaughter of James VI and I) and her non-Catholic descendants as the future royal heirs. The Crown passed from Queen Anne to Sophia's son, King George I, as
Princess Anne. Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images Princess Anne is widely considered one of the most hard-working members of the royal family, and it’s easy to see why. Anne, 73, is the second child ...
Princess Anne was born to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1950, and she's kept royal watchers enamored for more than 70 years. Anne married British army Captain Mark Phillips in 1973. The ...
Ringing in 71 in style! Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter celebrated her milestone 71st birthday on Sunday, August 15, and her royal family members had sweet words to share for Princess Anne ...
House of Stuart: Scottish monarchs: Henry Stuart 1545–1567: Mary, Queen of Scots 1542–1587: Frederick II King of Denmark 1534–1588: Henry IV King of France 1553–1610: King James VI and I [a] 1566–1625 r. 1567–1625 (Scotland) r. 1603–1625 (England) Anne of Denmark 1574–1619 Queen of England and Ireland: John IV 1604–1656 King ...
Anne, 72, was the only royal who traveled from Westminster Abbey on Saturday back to Buckingham Palace after her brother Charles, 74, was crowned the king of England and the Commonwealth.