Princess Anne Through the Years: Photos of Queen Elizabeth II’s Only Daughter

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She’s been a graceful princess through the ages. Princess Anne was born to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1950, and she’s kept royal watchers enamored for more than 70 years.The princess was 2 when her mother assumed the throne, but the England native said she had plenty of bonding time with her parents. “The holiday times were pretty well kept, actually, from our perspective,” she revealed in the BBC’s September 2022 program, A Tribute To Her Majesty The Queen, noting that Elizabeth and Philip were “nearly always around.”The family vacations — which also included older brother King Charles III and, later, younger brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — allowed her to spend time doing her favorite activity, riding horses.

The princess became a competitive rider, even competing in the 1976 Olympics. In addition to getting her plenty of accolades, her equestrian hobby also introduced her to her first husband.Anne married British army Captain Mark Phillips in 1973 in a lavish royal wedding with 2,000 guests and millions watching the televised broadcast.

The following year, the newlyweds had a fright when an attempt was made to kidnap the princess.A man forced the car to stop about 200 yards from Buckingham Palace and shot at Anne’s Rolls-Royce with two handguns. Ian Ball planned to hold her for a ransom of millions of dollars.After confronting her bodyguard and chauffeur, Ball tried to pull Anne out of the car while Phillips kept his arms around her waist, trying to stop her assailant.

According to police reports, Anne insisted she was calm during “a very irritating conversation” with her assailant until her dress was ripped, which made her “lose my rag,” she said.“I kept saying I didn’t want to get out of the