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Happy birthday Princess Anne! We dig into the archives to celebrate *PICTURES*


  • Princess Anne may be The Queen‘s only daughter, but with three European Championship medals under her belt, the 1971 BBC Sports Personality of the Year title, an Olympics to her name (Montreal in 1976) and a stint as the president of the FEI (1986-1994),  this horswoman is an icon of the equestrian world in her own right.

    On her 65th birthday today (15 August 2015), we’ve dug into the archives to celebrate Princess Anne’s status as equestrian royalty — from her competition days to watching the next generation in action.

    Princess Anne in pictures

    1971

    Burghley greats
    Princess Anne and Doublet on their way to an eventing European Championship individual gold medal at Burghley in 1971

    1973

    Princess Anne riding Goodwill at the European Championships in Kiev 1973
    Princess Anne and Goodwill at the European Championships in Kiev 1973

    1976

    Montreal 1976
    Princess Anne makes her Olympic debut in Montreal in 1976 with Goodwill, in front of an impressive crowd for the dressage. She was the first member of the British royal family to compete in an Olympics

    Continued below…

    1981

    12 Sep 1981
    Princess Anne and  Stevie B at the 20th fence of the 1981 Burghley cross-country course

    1981

    British Royalty. Burghley Horse Trials., England. 1981. Princess
    Stevie B and Princess Anne take a tumble in the water at Burghley in 1981

    1983

    The Queen and Princess Anne in the Royal Procession at Ascot 15.6.1983
    The Queen and Princess Anne in the royal procession at Ascot in June 1983

    2010

    Great yorkshire show , gt yorks show 2010 13 July
    In July 2010, Princess Anne presents Major Moylaw with his prize at the Great Yorkshire Show

    2010

    NPS NATIONAL PONY SOCIETY CHAMPIONSHIPS MALVERN 2010
    Princess Anne at the National Pony Society Championships in 2010

    2011

    Gatcombe 07 08 2011
    The next generation: Princess Anne helps Zara Phillips officilally retire her European and world champion horse Toytown at Gatcombe in 2011

    2011

    burghley, 2011
    2011 Burghley Horse Trials winner William Fox-Pitt receives his prize from Princess Anne, who won the title herself 40 years earlier on Doublet

    2012

    LONDON Olympics 2012 Event Dressage 29 07 2012
    A proud moment: Princess Anne and her father Prince Philip watch  Zara and High Kingdom in the dressage phase of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park

    2012

    LONDON Olympics Eventing Showjumping  31 07 2012Princess Anne presents Zara, and her team mates Nicola Wilson, Tina Cook, Mary King and William Fox-Pitt, with their silver medals at London 2012

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