Princess Anne turns 70 on Saturday, and ahead of her special day, Buckingham Palace has released several new photos of Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter.
In the first image shared with the royal family’s official Twitter account, Anne is pictured wearing a green outfit as she looks into the camera.
In a second photo, Anne – wearing a plaid flannel and jeans – is standing in front of a tree, looking into the distance.
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The photos were taken by John Swannell at Anne’s home in Gatcombe Park back in February, according to the tweet.
According to Anne’s son-in-law, Mike Tindall – he is married to Anne’s daughter, Zara – the family had plans to mark his mother – in – law’s milestone in Scotland, but alternative arrangements had to be made because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘I’m sure we as a family will do something to celebrate their 70 great years. She is just an incredible woman in terms of how much work she can put in a year, ”the former English rugby player told the BBC earlier. ‘We’ll do something. I still do not know if she knows that, so my lips are sealed. ”
FIL – In this November 6, 2001 photo, Princess Anne of Britain rides with her husband Commander Tim Lawrence in a ceremonial carriage through Windsor city center, where they were guests of Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle around King Abdullah and Queen Rania of welcoming Jordan on her state visit to England. (AP Photo / Dave Caulkin / File)
As part of the birthday party, Anne has been the subject of an ITV television documentary, more than a year in the making. It includes unseen family photographers and conversations with her daughter, her son, Peter Phillips, and with her husband, Vice Admiral Tim Laurence.
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Anne, whose formal title is Princess Royal, is widely admired for her hard-working, sporty pedigree – she competed as an equestrian at the 1976 Olympics – and for a particularly dry British sense of humor that she danced with such an effect at a kidnapping attempt in 1974.
FIL – This August 1951 stock photo shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Clarence House, the royal couple’s residence in London. (AP Photo / Eddie Worth, file)
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Born on 15 August 1950 in Clarence House, one of the royal family’s London inns, she is the younger sister of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, and an older sister of Princes Andrew and Edward. She is currently 14th in the line of succession.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
