Anne Princess Royal

2022 - 9 - 8

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Why Princess Anne will be King Charles' right-hand woman (Telegraph.co.uk)

The new monarch will need all the support he can get from his sister who has built up a reputation as the most hard-working royal.

[hardest-working member of the Royal family.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/12/11/princess-anne-takes-queens-duties-make-sure-honours-awarded/) Their relationship is one of mutual respect as well as much laughter, and they have always loved spending time together. The title of Princess Royal is traditionally reserved for the eldest daughter of the monarch. [the Queen had Princess Margaret](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/thank-heavens-margaret-never-tire-reading-queens-naughty-little/) to turn to for most of her life, the King has the Princess Royal. Now aged 72, the Princess is the patron of more than 300 organisations and has built up a reputation as the [her close personal bond with her brother](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/09/king-charles-princess-anne-senior-royals-who-made-balmoral-queen/), will make her one of the most important figures of his reign.

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Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence's Relationship Timeline (PEOPLE.com)

Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence have been married since 1992. Here is a complete timeline of their relationship.

[Christmas](https://people.com/tag/christmas/) after [Laurence tested positive](https://people.com/royals/princess-anne-husband-sir-timothy-laurence-tests-positive-covid/) for COVID-19. They were joined by her daughter-in-law, [Autumn](https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeths-grandson-peter-phillips-splits-from-wife-autumn-after-12-years-of-marriage-report/), and grandchildren [Savannah](https://people.com/royals/savannah-phillips-most-mischievous-moments-prince-george/) and [Isla Phillips](https://people.com/royals/mia-tindall-plays-cousins-savannah-isla-phillips-horse-trials/). [former Olympic](https://people.com/royals/princess-anne-excused-from-olympics-gender-testing/) equestrian, and Laurence made a [public appearance together](https://people.com/royals/princess-anne-grandchildren-family-gatcombe-horse-trials/) at the [Gatcombe Horse Trials](https://people.com/royals/queens-granddaughter-zara-tindall-gets-a-good-luck-kiss-from-husband-mike-at-horse-riding-event/) on Sept. In the photo, the pair watched Scotland's [rugby team](https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-cheers-in-the-stands-at-rugby-minus-meghan-markle/) compete in the Calcutta Cup from their cozy living room. [Zara wed husband Mike Tindall](https://people.com/royals/zara-mike-tindall-royal-wedding-photos-anniversary/) on July 30, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. [later told](https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-struggled-privately-with-the-divorces-of-prince-charles-prince-andrew-and-princess-anne/) Robert Hardman, author of Queen of Our Times: The Life of Queen Elizabeth II, that the Queen struggled privately with her children's divorces. Those close to Laurence [told PEOPLE](https://people.com/archive/cover-story-a-crisis-rocks-a-royal-marriage-vol-31-no-16/) that he and Anne developed an affection for one another right away. [According to BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/12/newsid_2547000/2547723.stm), Laurence wore his Royal Navy uniform, while Princess Anne wore a "simple white suit." Both Phillips and Anne, who share daughter [Zara](https://people.com/tag/zara-tindall/) and son [Peter](https://people.com/royals/who-is-peter-phillips-walked-between-prince-harry-prince-william-funeral-prince-philip/), were rumored to have had [extramarital relationships](https://people.com/archive/a-royal-scandal-named-bunny-vol-35-no-13/) over the years. In 1989, Anne's romance with Laurence, who was an equerry for her mother, [Queen Elizabeth](https://people.com/tag/queen-elizabeth/), was exposed when love letters were stolen from [Princess Royal](https://people.com/royals/will-princess-charlotte-inherit-the-title-of-princess-royal-from-princess-anne/) — and her marriage publicly ended shortly after. [Prince Philip](https://people.com/tag/prince-philip/) walked the princess down the aisle. After divorcing Phillips in April 1992, Anne married Laurence in December of that year, and the couple have been going steady ever since.

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Princess Charlotte Will Have To Wait A Long Time To Become ... (Bustle)

Prince William is now the next heir for the throne after his father became King Charles III on Sept. 8, and his children with wife Kate Middleton, Prince George ...

[Princess Anne](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/princess-anne-funny-comments-jokes-royal-biographer-true-story), is the current Princess Royal and will hold the title for as long as she lives. Given how [Princess Charlotte](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/princess-charlotte-commonwealth-games-pictures) is now the highest female Royal Family member in the line of succession, some might expect her to be given the title of Princess Royal, but that won’t happen just yet. This also applies to her brothers, who are now known as Prince George and Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge. Now that her parents are known as the For this reason alone, William may choose to wait until Charlotte marries to give her the title. [titles of the Royal Family](https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/are-meghan-harrys-kids-prince-archie-princess-lilibet-now-royal-titles) and lineage of the British monarchy.

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Princess Anne Is One of the Hardest Working Members of the Royal ... (AOL)

In advance of the royal wedding, here's what you need to know about Prince Harry's aunt, the Queen's only daughter, Princess Royal.

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