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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 , and the only sister of King Charles III .
After she married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973, she was styled as "The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips" until her mother created her Princess Royal, an appellation given only to the eldest daughter of the sovereign, on 13 June 1987. Anne is the seventh Princess Royal since the title was first granted to Mary, daughter of Charles I. [4]
There have been seven Princesses Royal; Princess Anne became Princess Royal in 1987. [2] The style Princess Royal came into existence when Queen Henrietta Maria (1609–1669), daughter of Henry IV, King of France, and wife of King Charles I (1600–1649), wanted to imitate the way the eldest daughter of the King of France was styled "Madame ...
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 ...
Royal tradition. Princess Anne made history while taking her place beside late mom Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin during the Vigil of the Princes. Inside Queen Elizabeth II's Relationship With ...
Princess Anne, 73, embodied her late mother, Queen Elizabeth, as she interacted with guests during the Not Forgotten Association garden party held at Buckingham Palace in London on Friday, May 17.
The wedding of Princess Anne (later Anne, Princess Royal) and Mark Phillips took place on Wednesday, 14 November 1973 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] Princess Anne is the only daughter and second child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, while Mark Phillips is a retired British Army cavalry officer and a skilled horseman and equestrian.
Anne was a member of the British equestrian team and the group made it to the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. She was the first royal to compete in the games. However, Anne did not take home any medals.