Princess Royal is a style customarily awarded by British monarchs to their eldest daughters. Although purely honorary, it is the highest honour that may be given to a female member of the royal family. There have been seven Princesses Royal. Princess Anne became Princess Royal in 1987.
Princess Royal
Image: Marie Henriette Stuart
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Anne, Princess Royal is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles III. Anne was born 3rd in the line of succession to the British throne and is now 17th, and has been, since 1987, Princess Royal, a title held for life.
Anne in 2023
Princess Anne with her parents and elder brother, Charles, in October 1957
Anne riding at an event in the Netherlands (1980)
The Princess Royal with her second husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence (2014)