Princess Anne
Princess Anne
Anne, Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, GCL, CDis the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession, behind her mother and elder brother Charles. She rose to second after her mother's accession, but is currently 12th in line...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth15 August 1950
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When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is easy.
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Golf seems to be an arduous way to go for a walk. I prefer to take the dog's out.
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I have changed my ministers, but I have not changed my measures; I am still for moderation and will govern by it.
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I didn't like netball... I used to get wolf whistles because of my short skirts.
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To a lot of people they really are just follies but this one is much more interesting and it gives a wonderful view.
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When I'm approaching a water jump, with dozens of photographers waiting for me to fall in, and hundreds of spectators wondering what's going to happen next, the horse is just about the only one who doesn't know I am Royal!
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When I appear in public, people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is easy.
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You have to decide at the end of the day if you can live with yourself.
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You are a pest, by the very nature of that camera in your hand.
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I learned just by going around. I know all about Kleenex factories, and all sorts of things.
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[On being told by a horse show spectator that she looked like Princess Anne:] I think I'm a bit better-looking than she is.
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[To a photographer who said, 'Look this way, love':] I am not your 'love.' I am Your Royal Highness!
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Being pregnant is a very boring six months. I am not particularly maternal. It's an occupational hazard of being a wife.
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Golf seems to me an arduous way to go for a walk. I prefer to take the dogs out.