• Princess Anne known for being hardest-working royal.
• The second child of the queen was left to lead the cortege across Scotland when her older brother King Charles III was summoned to London.
• Princess Anne was the steely only child of Queen Elizabeth II

Princess Anne, the steely only child of Queen Elizabeth II, rarely displays her feelings, yet pain has been engraved on her face ever since her mother passed away.

The second child of the queen was left to lead the cortege across Scotland on Sunday when her older brother King Charles III was summoned to London.

She bowed while eight soldiers in kilts carried the heavy, lead-lined coffin into the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, the monarch’s ceremonial residence in Scotland.

A consoling hand was then spotted being placed on her back by her sister-in-law Sophie, who is married to her younger brother Prince Edward.

On Monday, Anne, 72, accompanied Charles, Edward, and their brother Andrew as the coffin was carried from Holyroodhouse to St. Giles’ Cathedral while wearing the ceremonial uniform of a Royal Navy admiral.

She will travel with the queen’s casket on Tuesday’s journey from Edinburgh back to London.

Depending on whether Charles favors a smaller monarchy, Anne’s position may now alter. But when he gets used to his new position, he might realize that his younger sibling is a pillar of strength.

With a lifetime of public appearances and an Olympic riding career, Anne has established a reputation as the most diligent royal.

Anne is said to have once said that she was “not everyone’s image of a fairy-tale princess,” casting herself in much the same plain-speaking mold as her late father Prince Philip.

“You learn the hard way,” she said. “There isn´t a school for royalty.”

She never sought to please the press, saying she did not “do stunts” and once told photographers to “naff off”.

Through the old-world royalty of her parents, Anne has forged her own path and accepted more contemporary ways for her own children.

She has gained admiration for her efforts to assist countless charities and organizations.

When her car was attacked in 1974, she was the subject of a kidnapping attempt. She was shot, along with her chauffeur, a bystander, and two police officers.

Assailant Ian Ball pointed his gun at Anne and said: “I want you to come with me for a day or two, because I want £2 million.

“Will you get out of the car?”

The princess replied curtly: “Not bloody likely — and I haven´t got £2 million.”

Throughout her adult life, Anne maintained her voluminous, up-do hair style while adhering to a blend of traditional elegant and informal.

She acquired a professional demeanor that occasionally made her seem icy and led to her keen, dry sense of humor frequently being misunderstood.
Anne was born on August 15, 1950, and before starting boarding school in 1963, she had lessons at Buckingham Palace.

The young princess developed equestrian skills and inherited her mother’s love of horses.

After winning the 1971 European Eventing Championship, Anne was chosen as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year by the British audience.

She said of her horse riding career, “I certainly saw it as a way of proving that you had something that was not dependent on your family and it was down to you to succeed or fail.”

In 1972, she tied the knot with rider Mark Phillips. An estimated 500 million people watched the wedding internationally.

British Olympian Anne returned from Montreal 1976 without a medal after a particularly bad fall that was noteworthy for TV viewers but not for her.

She remounted her horse while still being unconscious and had no memory of competing at all.

She joined the London 2012 organizing committee in 1988 and later joined the International Olympic Committee.

Peter, the managing director of sporting events, and Zara, an equestrian, were the children that Anne and her first husband, an army officer, had.
To buck convention and allow their kids to pursue their own lives, the couple decided Phillips shouldn’t take a title.

Following in her parents’ footsteps, Zara married Mike Tindall, a former England rugby captain, and won silver in the team eventing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

In 1987, Anne received the title of Princess Royal, which is customarily given to the monarch’s eldest daughter.

She ended her relationship with Phillips two years later, and the two became divorced in 1992.Nine months later, Anne wed former equerry to Queen Elizabeth and naval officer Timothy Laurence.

They got married in Scotland since the Church of England forbade divorcees from being married again.
More than 300 charities, organizations, and military regiments are supported by Anne, including a more than 50-year relationship with Save the Children.
She consistently ranks first for leading the most royal engagements, and she also writes her own speeches.

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