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Reign | 13 June 1987 – present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Mary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Princess Anne of Edinburgh 15 August 1950 Clarence House, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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House | Windsor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Benenden School | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Anne, Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, CD[1][2][3] (born Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. She is the only sister of King Charles III. Anne is 16th in the line of succession to the British throne. She has been Princess Royal since 1987.
Anne was born at Clarence House in London. She married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973, and had two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips. They separated in 1989 and later divorced. The Princess married Commander Timothy Laurence RN in 1993.
Ian Ball tried to kidnap (take) the Princess in 1974, but was stopped by her bodyguard and the public. Ball was not sent to prison, but to a mental hospital. Anne is 16th in line to the throne of the United Kingdom, after the two younger brothers, six nieces and nephews, two grand-nephews, and one grand-niece. She is often called the hardest-working member of the British Royal Family.
15 August 1950-6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise of Edinburgh
15 November 1973-13 June 1987: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips
13 June 1987-present Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal
Although HRH The Princess Royal and HRH Princess Alexandra are both female they are actually included with the Royal Knights Companions and they bear the post-nominal letters KG (not LG).