Princess Anne at 70

The documentary on Channel 5 gave much more detail on the attempted kidnap. Queen we never had...or something like that. She was quite brave.
Interesting documentary last night. Anne is a character. But all that bl**dy curtseying.
I think I would get fed up with all that bobbing up and down in front of me.

GrannyGravy my first fling was with the head boy of the boys grammar school ?

Anniebach

Do young single couples have affairs ?

Gosh I can no longer say ‘I have never had an affair’, i had
quite a few

Me too!
You have to kiss a lot of frogs, Annie ???????

And another for luck ?

Dated or went out with has become had a fling

Oh Anniebach I do hope you enjoyed them ....... naughty but nice ??

welbeck

i was told that by a relative, who it seems was misinformed.

The incident was shown in much greater detail in another programme (sorry, I can't remember which one) a few weeks ago.

Grany you never fail to delight!
P Anne went out with Parker-Bowles before he married Camilla.
Can two single people be said to be having an affair?

Grany

P Ann had affair with Camila's husband bit of rivalry between them ha I've heard

I do not think that Camilla was married to Parker Bowles when Princess Anne allegedly had a fling with him.

It was about the same time Camilla was allegedly having a fling with Prince Charles, she then went on to marry PB

Do young single couples have affairs ?

Gosh I can no longer say ‘I have never had an affair’, i had
quite a few

P Ann had affair with Camila's husband bit of rivalry between them ha I've heard

I've always liked her and thoroughly enjoyed the programme. I don't watch much tv these days, but I made a point of watching this.

She has mellowed as she has got older, I feel.

I have great admiration for her. She just gets on with the job, no fuss, a loving daughter, caring mum and granny, as a wife I think they probably rub along well, maybe better than a few years ago, with some shared interests and he being a big support in her Royal role.

She didn’t criticise younger members of the family, (oh to be a fly on the wall), but acknowledged what a goldfish life it is in many ways.

I enjoyed the comment by Zara that her mother would often arrive home from an evening dinner in all her sparkly finery and just pull on her wellies to go feed the chickens.

Princess Margaret was given permission to marry Townsend. She would have been able to keep her income and her title but any children would not have been in the line of succession. She decided not to marry him. It seems that the gloss had worn off by that stage.

i was told that by a relative, who it seems was misinformed.

I thought the ‘Naff off’ comment was made when she fell off her horse one time, and the press descended and were taking pictures of her on the ground.

Times change they certainly do.

The problem was that Captain Townsend was divorced. In contrast, Anne was divorced and Tim Lawrence was single.

I did see her last year and members of our group met her; she was absolutely on top of her brief and chatted very knowledgeably to them. They were only one group of several that she spoke to for some time. It was her 2nd engagement that day then she was off to London (from Devon) to another engagement then a charity dinner in the evening.

Nice to hear from her husband, Tim Laurence. Over the years he's been so much in the background he's been a kind of 'token spouse.' His comments are interesting.

It can't be ignored though that Anne was allowed to marry her mother's equerry whereas Princess Margaret was prevented from marrying her father, George VI's

Times change.

Exceptional woman.
Itching to get back to work.

Zara and Peter seem quite down to earth and have enjoyed a warm family upbringing with their cousins.

I loved Anne's swinging 60s fashion, much more out there than the younger royals of today with exception of the Princess B's hats

I agree Anne would make good Queen.

Charles seems much older and doesn't appear to have the same zest for life.

Annie I agree that a Anne is very much her Father's daughter, her husband however did say that Mother and daughter share the same sense of humour and there is much laughter when the family are together.

The princess is almost a decade older than me, no way could I fit into my day what she fits into hers..
Her memory and background homework is astounding.

It was a good programme. She’s an excellent royal

welbeck

maddyone

I like Princess Anne very much. No airs and graces, just gets on with the job very professionally, and calls a spade a spade.
I loved her comment to the would be kidnappers all those years ago. When told to get out of the car by the kidnapper, she answered ‘Not bloody likely.’ I love it!

i remember that incident, didn't she also tell the attacker to, naff off !
she refused to budge, which flummoxed him; the driver got shot, while mark philips scooted out the other door, into the park.
of course, he was seeking help....so he said.
can you imagine the scene when her father next saw mark !

The 'Naff orf' comment was a completely different occasion.

PA was fed up with press intrusion while she was riding competitively.

Your comment about Mark Phillips is pure fantasy.

Where did you get your information from, welbeck? It's untrue.
Nor is it funny.

Mark Phillips was in the back of the car all the time, first trying to keep the door shut, then hanging on tight to his wife to stop her being dragged out of the car.
The lady in waiting managed to crawl out of the car on the other side and seek help.

The gunman ordered Princess Anne out of the car and she replied "Not bloody likely".
Well done her.

She really is a very impressive woman with an amazing ability to absorb and remember facts.

maddyone

I like Princess Anne very much. No airs and graces, just gets on with the job very professionally, and calls a spade a spade.
I loved her comment to the would be kidnappers all those years ago. When told to get out of the car by the kidnapper, she answered ‘Not bloody likely.’ I love it!

i remember that incident, didn't she also tell the attacker to, naff off !
she refused to budge, which flummoxed him; the driver got shot, while mark philips scooted out the other door, into the park.
of course, he was seeking help....so he said.
can you imagine the scene when her father next saw mark !

if She was queen she wouldn’t be like her mother, she is so
much like her father.

I like her too.