Royal Profile: 70 Facts About The Princess Anne, The Princess Royal

1. The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, The Princess Royal was born 15 August 1950, the second child and only daughter of The Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II {Source}.
2. She was born at 11:50AM at the Clarence House.
3. She has three brothers{Source}:
1. The Prince Charles Arthur Phillip George of Wales(1948)
2. The Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, The Duke of York (1960)
3. The Prince Edward Anthony Richard Louis, The Earl of Wessex (1964)
4. Through her brothers, she has two former sisters-in-law, and two current sisters-in-law{Source}:
1. Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997, m 1981-1996)
2. Sarah, Duchess of York (1959, m. 1986-1996, div)
3. Sophie, The Countess of Wessex & Forfar (1964, m. 19999)
4. Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall (1947, m. 2005)
5. She also has the following nephews:
1. Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis, The Duke of Cambridge (1982)
2. Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales (1984)
3. James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (2007)
6. Through her nephews, she has the following nieces-in-law:
1. Catherine Elizabeth, The Duchess of Cambridge (1982)
2. R. Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex (1982, m. 2018)
7. She has the following nieces:
1. Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary,Countess Mapelli Mozzi(1988)
2. Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)
3. The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)
8. Her nephews-in-law include:
1. Mr. Jack Brooksbank (1986, m. 2018)
2. Count Eddo Mapelli Mozzi (1983, m. 2020)
9. She is a great-aunt to the following little boys:
1. Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013)
2. Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (2018)
3. Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (2019)
10. Her great niece is:
1. Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2015)
11. In October 1950 at two months old, she was baptized Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Mountbatten-Windsor {Source}. 
12. The following as godparents:
1. The Queen--later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (her maternal grandmother) (where Elizabeth likely comes from)
2. The Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (her paternal aunt) (Princess Margarita)
3. Princess Alice of Greece and Denmark (her paternal grandmother) (where Alice comes from likely)
4. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma (her paternal granduncle) (Louis)
5. The Hon. and Rev. Andrew Elphinstone (her mother's cousin, her 1st cousin once removed)
13. She was named:
1. Anne: likely a name her parents liked
2. Elizabeth: For her maternal grandmother (and godmother) and mother
3. Alice: For her paternal grandmother
4. Louise: for her great-great-great aunt, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria
14. Her schooling began in a small class with her brother at Buckingham Palace, shortly after her mother succeeded the throne{Source}. 
15. At the age of 12, she spent time privately being educated in France {Source}.
16. After her time in France, she began attending Benenden School, Kent {Source}.
17. She was engaged with Lieutenant (later Captain) Mark Phillips of The Queen's Dragoon Guards was on 29 May 1973 {Source}.
18.  They were married in Westminster Abbey on 14 November 1973 {Source}. They were divorced in 1992{Source}.
19.  She remarried in December 1992 to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence at a private ceremony at Crathie Church, near Balmoral Castle in Scotland {Source}.
20. The Princess Anne has two children, both with her first husband{Source}:
1. Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)
2. Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)
21. She also has a current son-in-law, and a soon-to-be former daughter-in-law
1. Autumn Patricia Kelly Philips (1978, m. 2008)
2. Michael James Tindall (1978,m 2011)
22. Through her children, she is a doting grandmother of five young ladies:
1. Miss Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips (2010)
2. Miss Isla Elizabeth Phillips (2012)
3. Miss Mia Grace Tindall (2014)
4. Miss Lena Elizabeth Tindall (2018)
23. Her godchildren are:
1. Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)
2. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, (1973)
3. Miss Alice McVitti (1976)
4. Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1970)
5. Miss Lucy Margot Therese Cameron (1980)
6. The Lady Eloise Anne Elizabeth Anson (1981)
7. Miss Kelly Louise Doreen Knatchbull (1988)
24. Four months after her first marriage, there was an unsuccessful abduction attempt made for her {Source}.
25.  She and her husband had been headed back to Buckingham Palace after attending a charity event when the event took place {Source}. 
26. Her Royal Protection Officers sprung into action, and one was shot and wounded trying to prevent the abduction {Source}, for his heroic efforts, he was awarded the George Cross {Source}.
27. Traditionally, the eldest daughter of the monarch is awarded the title The Princess Royal, as the eldest son is The Prince of Wales, but there may be only one holder of the title The Princess Royal at a time.
28.  At the time of her mother's succession, The Princess Anne's great-aunt The Princess Mary, Princess Royal ,Countess of Harewood, was holding the title, but The Princess Mary died in 1965. 
29. Twenty-two years after the death of her great-aunt, her mother decided that The Princess Anne deserved the title, she was awarded the title in June 1987 {Source}.
30.  From June 1987 to 1992, she has been known as HRH The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Mrs Mark Phillips. 
31. Today, she is known as HRH The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Mrs. Timothy Laurence. 
32. Prior to her marriages and receiving the title Princess Royal, she had been known as Princess Anne of Edinburgh (before her mother's succession) and The Princess Anne (after the succession). 
33. She is the 7th holder of the title since the title was begun by her distant relative, Charles I for his daughter Princess Mary.
34. At the age of 18, she began to take on solo engagements, maintaining a very busy working schedule since {Source}. 
35. She first flew her personal standard in 1969, when she opened an educational and training centre in Shropshire{Source}. 
36. Her first official state visit took place in May 1969, when she accompanied her parents on a visit to Austria {Source}.
37.  She maintains a very busy schedule of meetings, patronage visits and other public appearances. She is president of several organizations, some of her most notable duties are{Source}:
1. The Save the Children Fund (President, 1970)
2. The Princess Royal's Trust for Carers, Transaid and Riders for Health
3. Transaid
4. Riders Health
5. The International Olympic Committee
38. She is patron, president or another honorific title to over 300 organizations.
39. Unlike most royal British princesses, she wore a tiara prior to becoming a married woman. 
40. She wore a tiara for the first time during an official visit to New Zealand at the age of 20.
41. She began riding horses at a young age, and like her mother, it became a great passion for her {Source}.
42. She was a regular participant at in the Horse of the Year Show at Wembley and the Badminton Horse Trials{Source}.
43. In 1971, she won the individual 3-day event at Burghley, and was nominated Sportswoman of the Year by the Sports Writers' Association, the Daily Express newspaper and World Sport (the journal of the British Olympic Association){Source}. 
44. She was also voted the BBC's Sports Personality of 1971{Source}. 
45. In 1973, she won silver during the same contest in Germany, and was a member of the British team in the European Three-Day Event Championships in Kiev, Urkraine (then part of the USSR){Source}.
46. In 1976, she participated in the Olympic Games, which led to her being president of the British Olympic Association for five years from 1983-1988 {Source}. 
47. In 1986, she was selected to succeed her father as president of the International Equestrian Federation (IEF), a post which she has since relinquished{Source}. 
48. In 1988, she became one of two British members of the International Olympic Comittee{Source}. 
49. In addition to being involved with the sport, she is involved with numerous charities which provide veterinarian care, help for disabled riders (most notable is her president of Riding for the Disabled since 1969) {Source}.
50. She wrote a book about her equestrian career and love of horses titled Riding Through My Life.
51. Presently, the title is out of print, but you might be able to obtain a used copy via amazon.com.
52. In 1961, she served as a bridesmaid for the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Kent.
53. In 1990, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with Save the Children {Source}.
54. In 2002, she was criminally convicted of a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act and was fined £500 after her three year old dog bit two children {Source}.
55. Her efforts in "The Firm" have not gone unnoticed! 
56. In 1974,  The Princess Royal was appointed GCVO.
57.  In 1994, she was named Knight of the Most Noble Order of The Garter 
58. The only daughter of the longest reigning British monarch was invested in the Order of the Thistle in June 2001.
59. The Princess Royal is also a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society. Royal Fellows are members of the Royal Family, recommended and chosen by the Society’s Council. There are only five Royal Fellows: Princess Anne, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Kent, and The Duke of Cambridge.
60. For her 70th birthday, she received a military promotion from her mother in two branches of the UK's military: the Royal Army and Royal Air Force. 
61. She holds honorary military appointments in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
62. She holds honorary degrees from:
1.  University of Regina, Saskatchewan (2004)
2. 2010: Memorial University of Newfoundland (2010)
3. 2011: Cranfield University (2011)
4. 2020: University of Aberdeen (2020)
63. In addition to her honorary degrees she is also Chancellor to the following universities:
1. University of London (1981)
2. University of Edinburgh (2011)
3. University of the Highlands and Islands (2012)
4.  Harper Adams University (2013)
64. On her 42nd birthday, Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau was born.
65. On her 48th birthday, Miss Elisabeta-Maria Bianca Elena de Roumanie Biarneix of Romania was born
66. On the 66th anniversary of her birth, Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor was born.
67. Her astrological sign is Leo.
68. The Princess Anne's life path number is 2 (0+8+1+5+1+9+5+0=11, then add 1+1=2).
69. She speaks English, and French fluently.
70. She has two homes-Gatcombe Park and an apartment at St. James Palace.