Archduchess Zelia
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Princess Anne looked really beautiful and elegant, definitely the best outfit I've seen her in lately.
- The picture of little Anne at the helm of her toy boatShe may have been just three and at the helm of a toy boat, but the same wistful gaze to the horizon is plain to see. As this picture taken in 1953 shows, Princess Anne’s love of sailing began at a young age. Earlier this week, the Daily Mail revealed the princess is indulging her passion for all things nautical by splashing out £500,000 on a bespoke yacht.
Looked at the DM article and priceless error!
Caption attached to picture of PA sailing:
"Keen sailor: Princess Anne has always loved sailing, competing in various races including the British Steel Challenge in 1992 (pictured). She also won the 1971 European Eventing Championship in her recently sold boat"
Would have loved to see her yacht doing the dressage stage!
Artemisia said:
Relations between me and Princess Anne had got off to an unfortunate start even before we rode against each other on that mortifying August afternoon in 1989. Then 18, I was competing in only my second season as an amateur jockey and we were about to take part in a Ladies Handicap race at Beverley in East Yorkshire. As was usual whenever the Princess was present, the ladies’ changing rooms had received a hasty makeover, but she changed alongside us and did not expect any special treatment.
So if I curtsied to Princess Anne and called her "Your Royal Highness", she would say "Don't be ridiculous"? Because that's exactly what I would do if I were to meet her.
HRHHermione said:I believe it would entirely depend upon context. She'd probably be very gracious if you did that while she was at a royal engagement, but probably would find it inappropriate if you approached her in a public restroom and curtsied.
A changing room probably isn't the best place for observing formalities and introducing oneself
AdmirerUS said:Nice photos - she is surprisingly fit for a woman of her age and "employment." She also very at ease on these single engagements. I find more and more about her that I like. She is not at all how she has been represented in the US press.
Not that she gives a hoot what I think - and that's all to the better, as well.
sarahedwards2 said:62 years old and still wears a size 10 - Now there's a woman! She's beautiful and funny and intelligent and tough and she's smart enough to avoid being sucked into the press. She and I are a lot alike!
Lumutqueen said:She's not smart enough, the press don't bother with Anne because she's not that interesting. I don't see how you can tell she's a size 10 exactly?
sarahedwards2 said:It was in an article I read about her. And she IS interesting!
iceflower said:.
Yesterday, September 17, Princess Anne has visited Dorothy House Hospice's new outreach centre and officially opened the Trowbridge care unit.
** BBC video: Trowbridge hospice opened by Princess Royal **
** thisiswiltshire.co.uk: Princess Anne launches hospice's new outreach centre **
Lumutqueen said:She doesn't have to curtsy. Also if she's a patient at the hospice (I currently can't watch the video so I don't know), she maybe too ill to do so.
Princess remembers war heroes | Meridian - ITV News
Very nice of HRH The Princess Royal to do this for the US servicemen.