Anne, Princess Royal

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Anne, Princess Royal
Born 21 August 1950
London, England

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal LG, LT, GCVO, QSO, CD, GCStJ, GCL, TC, FRS, FRCVS was born on 15 August 1950, the second child and only daughter of then Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

She married Captain Mark Philips in 1973, and had two children Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips. They separated in 1989, later divorced, and the Princess married Commander Timothy Laurence RN in 1993.

Ian Ball tried to kidnap the Princess in 1974 but was stopped by her bodyguard and passersby. Ball was not sent to prison but to a mental hospital. Anne is ninth in line to the Throne of the United Kingdom, after her brothers and their children. She is often called the hardest working member of the British Royal Family.

[change] Issue

Name Birth Marriage Issue
Peter Phillips 15 November 1977 17 May 2008 Autumn Kelly Savannah Phillips
Zara Phillips 15 May 1981 30 July 2011 Mike Tindall
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