Anne’s fabulous 40s! Royal Family continue their countdown to the princess’s 70th with a celebration of the decade that saw her present a BAFTA and marry Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence
- Royal Family’s Instagram is honouring Princess Royal ahead of her 70th birthday
- The account’s story today is dedicated to Princess Anne in the 1990s and 2000s
- Snaps highlight the work she did during her 40s and 50s and her many roles
The royal family is celebrating Princess Anne’s life on Instagram ahead of her 70th birthday on Saturday.
The Firm’s official Instagram account has dedicated today’s story to the Princess Royal’s 40s and 50s, in the 1990s and 2000s.
Over the years the Princess has turned her attention to a wide variety of causes.
Today’s stories highlighting her work as the president of BAFTA and her various military appointments and ranks in the UK and across the common wealth.
Here the Princess Royal is seen in her role as a patron for BAFTA, awarding a BAFTA to actor Sean Connery
Today the royal family’s Instagram flashed back to the 1990s and 2000s beginning with the Princess’s marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence in Scotland
Here the Princess Royal is installed as a Knight, rather than a Lady, into the exclusive Order of the Garter – Prince Charles is also a member
Beginning in 1990 the flashback snaps feature Princess Anne awarding a BAFTA award to actor Sean Connery.
The royal served as a patron for BAFTA and its former form, the Society of Television and Film Arts, for 30 years and awarded the first BAFTA after it was renamed.
Photos on the Instagram story then jump to 1992 and the Princess Royal’s marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence at Crathie Kirk in Scotland.
Crathie Kirk is a small church in the parish of Crathie, Aberdeenshire, where the royal family are known to worship whilst staying at Balmoral Castle.
Among many other military roles the Princess Royal became Colonel of the Blues, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, in 1998
In 1994 the Princess Royal was installed as a Knight, after she requested this over becoming a Lady.
She was appointed to the order of the garter, which is the most senior Order of Chivalry – Prince Charles is also a member.
Her Royal Highness went on to become the Colonel of the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, in 1998 and is pictured visiting soldiers in 1999.
The corps, Nursing Yeomanry, was founded in 1907 to provide assistance to military and civil authorities in times of emergency, it was later renamed after the Princess Royal
Here the Queen joins Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the Nursing Yeomanry in 2007
Another role the Princess royal has taken on is Commandant-in-chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry – an all female volunteer unit.
The corps was founded in 1907 to provide assistance to military and civil authorities in times of emergency.
It was renamed as the Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps in 1999 after she agreed to lend them her title.
A picture of Her Royal Highness and the Queen marking the centenary of the Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps at Buckingham Palace in 2007 was shared by the royal instagram.
Princess Anne appears to be sporting 2000’s style in this flashback photo posted to the account to showcase her 60s
The royal became the first to visit military deployed in Afghanistan in 2006
The Princess Royal awarding a royal honour to Paralympic dressage champion Lee Pearson
Her Royal Highness is one of four royals that hosts the investiture ceremonies recognising outstanding achievements
She was also the first member of the royal family to meet the troops serving in Afghanistan in 2006 – she met those from the British Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines.
The story shared the fact that Princess Anne works as one of four royals who hosts investitures, awarding honours or ranks – she is pictured at one of the ceremonies in 2009 at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen, The Duke of Cambridge and The Prince of Wales are the other three royals who present medals for outstanding achievements.
More flashback pictures are expected to drop tomorrow as the account promises to review the 2010s, Princess Anne’s 60’s.
The Instagram promised yet more flashback pictures from the 2010s tomorrow, a day before Princess Anne’s 70th