Saying her last goodbye. After attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Princess Charlotte, 7, started to cry outside of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
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A majestic match. Princess Anne — the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip — married Sir Timothy Laurence in December 1992.
When the pair first met in 1986, Anne was still married to her first husband, Mark Phillips, whom she wed in 1973. The two share two children — Peter Phillips, born in 1977, and Zara Tindall, born in 1981.
During the princess’ first marriage, The Sun reported it had obtained stolen love letters exchanged between Anne and Timothy. Although the outlet never printed the supposed notes, their contents were reported to be “too hot to handle.”
That same year, Anne and Mark announced their intention to separate, although the princess royal did not file for divorce until April 1992. That December, Queen Elizabeth’s daughter married Timothy in a small ceremony at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral castle in Scotland.
The University of Durham alum joked that he and his wife’s first husband have something in common in the 2020 ITV documentary Anne: The Princess Royal at 70.
“It’s quite amusing that she married first an army officer and then a naval officer. So, there must be something about the military that attracts her,” he joked.
Timothy, a retired Royal Navy Officer, received no title following the nuptials. However, he was made a personal aide-de-camp to the queen in 2008. Although he has no biological children of his own, the Vice Admiral and Anne share five grandchildren: Peter’s daughters Savannah, born in 2010, and Isla, born in 2012, and Zara’s children Mia, born in 2014, Lena, born in 2018, and Lucas, born in 2021.
None of the princess royal’s children or grandchildren have royal titles, a choice she made in the hopes they could live normal lives.
“I think it was probably easier for them, and I
Saying her last goodbye. After attending Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral, Princess Charlotte, 7, started to cry outside of Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19.
Representing his family. Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer joined the British royals in honoring Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral.
Bonding together. Princess Anne and first husband Captain Mark Phillips’ children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, paid their respects to their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at her state funeral on Monday, September 19.
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi joined the royal family to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II at the late monarch’s state funeral on Monday, September 19.
Queen Elizabeth II’s four children gathered together at Westminster Hall to honor their late mother.
Representing the royal family. Princess Anne greeted mourners in Glasgow, Scotland, days before Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.
The Princess Royal is visiting Scotland today, accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence. She is touring the Glasgow City Chambers, one of the city's most celebrated works of architecture, and meet with representatives of organisations of which the late Queen was a patron. Anne was accompanied by her husband Sir Tim Laurence, was pictured chatting to crowds outside before reading messages left on bouquets. This comes after Anne, 72, has taken a front-and-centre position during the preparations for her mother's funeral, appearing alongside her brothers and nephews during the coffin's procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall yesterday.
A royal love story for the ages! Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall (née Phillips), found an instant connection with Mike Tindall.
Princess Anne is paying tribute to her dear mother, Queen Elizabeth, who peacefully passed away on Sept. 8.
Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement released Tuesday, the royal opened up about her final moments with the late 96-year-old monarch. «I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother’s life,» Princess Anne began.
Princess Anne says it has been an "honour and a privilege" to be with the Queen on her final journey to Buckingham Palace from Scotland.
Forever in her heart. Princess Anne honored her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with a touching tribute following her death at age 96.
Princess Anne has shared a moving tribute to her late mother the Queen as she travels with her coffin from Edinburgh to London. Speaking of Queen Elizabeth II in a statement, the Princess Royal, 72, shared: "It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys." She continued: "I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my dearest Mother’s life. It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys.
The Queen has embarked on her final journey back home to London after a night in St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, where over 26,000 people came to pay their respects following her death on 8 September. A round of applause was heard by the crowds lining the walls of the cathedral as the coffin of the Queen was placed into a car before being driven out of the grounds and down the Royal Mile. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will be accompanied by her beloved daughter Princess Anne, 72, as they'll be driven 40 minutes to Edinburgh Airport.
Royal tradition. Princess Anne made history while taking her place beside late mom Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin during the Vigil of the Princes.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin travelled in a procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on 12 September. Her Majesty's four children – King Charles III, 73, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58 – all followed on foot behind her coffin in the procession. Princess Anne was the only female royal not in a vehicle, with Queen Consort Camilla and Sophie, Countess of Wessex both following behind in a car.
Mourning her mother. Princess Anne honored Queen Elizabeth II with a touching gesture in the aftermath of her September 2022 death.
Queen Elizabeth II's daughter, Princess Anne, was seen curtsying as her mother's coffin passed her and entered the Palace of Holyroodhouse on Sunday. The touching sign of respect for the late monarch moved many following the death of the queen at age 96 last Thursday. Sunday's processional marked the start of the queen's body traveling throughout the United Kingdom ahead of being laid to rest on Sept.
The Queen 's coffin is currently travelling the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in a procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles' Cathedral.
Journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan has praised Princess Anne for her selflessness following the death of her mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. The former Britain’s Got Talent judge, 57, shared a tribute to the late monarch’s only daughter on Twitter, posting a photo of the Princess Royal in a car behind the hearse carrying her mother's coffin on Sunday afternoon. Praising her grace and decorum, the former Good Morning Britain presenter wrote: “Princess Anne is being driven in a car behind her mother’s hearse for six hours from Balmoral to Edinburgh, grief etched on her face.