The Princess Royal: from childhood ponies to celebrating Britain’s Olympic glory

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Princess Anne
A young Princess Anne astride her Welsh pony Greensleeves at Windsor
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The Princess Royal, who some may know more familiarly as Princess Anne, has enjoyed an incredible career in the saddle, alongside her many duties as a member of the British Royal family.

1959
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1959

A young Princess Anne astride her Welsh pony Greensleeves at Windsor

1971
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1971

Princess Anne and Doublet during the steeplechase phase of the European Eventing Championships at Burghley in 1971, where she went on to take gold

1973
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1973

Princess Anne and Goodwill head through the lake at Badminton Horse Trials in 1973

1988
(Image credit: Kit Houghton)

1988

Princess Anne and Cnoc Na Cuille in the Military Gold Cup race at Sandown in 1988

1992
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1992

Princess Anne riding Desert Orchid at Windsor Horse Trials

2006
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2006

Princess Anne during a visit to Ambury Park in Auckland, to attend a session of Riding for the Disabled

2012
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2012

Princess Anne presents her daughter Zara Tindall with her eventing silver medal at London 2012

2013
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2013

Princess Anne rehoming Annie through World Horse Welfare

2015
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2015

Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.