Who is Princess Anne?
PRINCESS ANNE is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip.
Get to know the Queen's second child Princess Anne, including her title and whether she has any children.
Who is Princess Anne?
Princess Anne was born on August 15, 1950, at Clarence House in London.
She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
She is sixteenth in line in succession of the throne and holds the title of Princess Royal.
After finishing her education at Benenden School, she set out on a sports career as an equestrian.
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She was the first member of the Royal Family to ever compete in the Olympic Games when she represented Britain in 1976.
This came after she won a gold medal in 1971 and two silver medals in 1975 at the European Eventing Championships.
In the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Princess Anne rode her mother's horse, Goodwill, during the three-day equestrian event but unfortunately failed to earn herself a medal.
After a successful career, she became part of the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in 1988.
She was previously the president of the International Equestrian Federation from 1987 to 1993 and now serves as the Honorary President of the British Olympic Association.
Most of her charity work has to do with sports, sciences, people with disabilities and health in developing countries.
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Princess Anne was married to Mark Phillips from 1973 to 1992.
The pair divorced each other in 1992 and later that year, Princess Anne tied the knot with Timothy Laurence.
Does Princess Anne have any children?
Princess Anne had two children with Mark Phillips - Peter and Zara.
Anne declined titles for her children after she was given the choice of adding an HRH status to their name.
Royal tradition dictates that only the father can pass on his title but since Mark Phillips was a commoner he had no title to bestow.
Peter Phillips was their firstborn and following the Queen's passing away, he is now seventeenth in line for the throne.
He was born on November 15, 1977, and was the first legitimate grandchild of the monarch to be born without a title in over 500 years.
He played for the rugby league team at the University of Exeter, from which he graduated with a degree in sports science.
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He worked for companies such as Jaguar, Williams Racing, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sports Entertainment Limited (SEL) UK.
He married Autumn Kelly in 2008 but they divorced in 2021.
Their second child was daughter Zara, born on May 15, 1981.
Zara followed in her mother's footsteps and pursued a career as an equestrian and is also a qualified physiotherapist.
She competed in the 2012 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team event.
Zara changed her last name when she married rugby player Mike Tindall on July 30, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The couple have three children, Mia, Lena and Lucas.
Princess Anne is also a grandparent to Peter's children, Savannah and Isla.
What is Princess Anne's title?
Princess Anne holds the title of Princess Royal.
This title is given to the eldest daughter of the monarch.
Since her brother, King Charles, does not have any daughters, Princess Anne will hold the title until the day she dies.
This title is not hereditary and so Princess Charlotte - daughter of Prince William - will not receive it upon Anne's death.
Her father will decide whether she will receive it or not.
Where does Princess Anne live?
Princess Anne lives with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence at Gatcombe Park.
The residence is located in Gloucestershire and is also the home to her children Peter and Zara.
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The property was bought by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976 from the Conservative politician, R.A. Butler.
She bought it as a present for Anne and her first husband Mark after their wedding in 1973.