The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth is said to celebrate her birthday in a rather low-key way
Princess Anne turns 70 on Saturday and Buckingham Palace has released some new pictures of the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth ahead of her special day.
In the first image shared with the official Twitter account of the royal family, Anne is pictured wearing a green outfit as she stares into the mirror.
Anne — wearing a plaid flannel and jeans — stands in front of a tree in a second photo and looks off into the distance.
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According to the tweet the pictures were taken by John Swannell back in February at Anne 's home in Gatcombe Park.
According to Anne's son-in - law, Mike Tindall — he 's married to Anne 's daughter, Zara — the family had intended to mark the birthday of his mother-in - law in Scotland but because of the coronavirus pandemic alternative plans had to be made.
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"I am sure we will do anything to celebrate her 70 incredible years as a family. She's just an amazing woman as to how much work she can do in the year, "the former England rugby player told the BBC earlier this week. "We are going to do it. I don't know if she knows yet, but my lips are shut.'
Anne was the subject of an ITV television documentary as part of the anniversary celebration, more than a year in the making. It features unseen family footages and interactions with her daughter, her friend, Peter Phillips, and Vice Admiral Tim Laurence, her husband.
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Anne, whose formal title is Princess Royal, is widely admired for her work ethic, sporting pedigree — she competed as an equestrian at the 1976 Olympic Games — and for a particularly dry British sense of humor that she gave in 1974 during a kidnapping attempt with such effect.
Born on 15 Aug. 1950 at Clarence House, one of the London residences of the royal family, she is Prince Charles' younger sister, the heir to the throne, and Princes Andrew and Edward's elder sibling. Currently she is 14th in the succession line.