Riding Through My Life by Anne, Princess Royal

What was Princess Anne's role in the Coronation? In 1976, she became the first royal family member to compete in the Olympics and is a highly respected equestrian. She attended private boarding school Benenden as a child and went on to undertake her royal duties as an adult. Princess Anne (also known as Princess Royal), 72, was born in 1950 and is the second child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, the former Duke of Edinburgh.

Here's all you need to know about her and what we'll see her do as part of today's events. Nevertheless, as a senior figure in the royal family, and close friend of her brother King Charles, Princess Anne played a key role the coronation today - even riding horseback as part of the ceremony. However, the princess recently made headlines saying she doesn't think a 'slimmed down version of the royal family' is a 'good idea'. The free journey typically takes 25 minutes to and from Manhattan and Staten Island.Princess Anne, the Queen's only daughter, is arguably the third most notorious of Queen Elizabeth's four children – following her elder brother King Charles III and her less reputable younger brother Prince Andrew. “We were pleased to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Anne to the #StatenIslandFerry today,” the tweet read.Īround 70,000 passengers - many of them 9-to-5 commuters - take the ferry each day, according to its official website. On Tuesday, the city’s Department of Transportation tweeted a photo of Princess Anne aboard the ferry with DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. While it’s not uncommon for a member of the royal family to travel stateside, the Princess Royal, 72, hopped aboard the Staten Island Ferry after touching down at John F.

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Riding Through My Life by Anne, Princess Royal