Riding Through My Life by Anne, Princess Royal

She inherited her mother's passion for horses and the young princess became a skilled equestrian.Īnne won the 1971 European Eventing Championship and the British public voted her that year's BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She adopted a business-like demeanour that sometimes meant she came across as frosty, and resulted in her sharp, dry sense of humour often being mistaken.īorn on August 15, 1950, Anne was taught at Buckingham Palace before beginning boarding school in 1963. The princess replied curtly: 'Not bloody likely - and I haven't got 2 million pounds.'Īnne stuck to a mixture of classic chic and casual, keeping her voluminous, up-do hairstyle throughout her adult life.

Two police officers, her chauffeur and a passer-by were shot and wounded.Īn account released by the National Archives said assailant Ian Ball pointed his gun at Anne and said: 'I want you to come with me for a day or two, because I want 2 million pounds. In 1974, she was the target of a kidnap attempt when her car was ambushed. She has also won respect for her work to support hundreds of charities and organisations. She never sought to please the press, saying she did not 'do stunts' and once told photographers to 'naff off'.Īnne has carved her own path through the old-world royalty of her parents and embraced more modern ways for her own children. But he may find his closest sibling a rock of support as he adjusts to his new role.Īnne has earned a reputation as the hardest-working royal, squeezing in a career as an Olympic horse rider alongside a lifetime of public engagements.Ĭast much in the same plain-speaking mould as her late father Prince Philip, Anne is reported to have once described herself as 'not everyone's idea of a fairy-tale princess'. She will also accompany the queen's coffin on the flight back to London from Edinburgh on Tuesday.Īnne's role may now change depending on whether Charles pursues a slimmed-down monarchy. On Monday, Anne, 72, dressed in the ceremonial uniform of a Royal Navy admiral, walked alongside Charles, Edward and their brother Andrew as the coffin was borne from Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral. Her sister-in-law Sophie, who is married to her younger brother Prince Edward, was seen placing a comforting hand on her back afterwards.

Riding Through My Life by Anne, Princess Royal