It might just be the family resemblance, but we're getting there too Princess Anne vibes, although due to the archaic system of male primogeniture in place at the time, the Queen's second eldest son was not even considered the replacement heir once his younger brother was. Prince Andrew was born, and remains lower on the scale than the six nieces and nephews.
But Anne, although a full-time royal worker who most years outranked her brother Charles in official engagements, has simultaneously been the image of a modern, independent member of the family, one who did not give the his son, Peter Phillipsand daughter, Zara Tindallroyal titles in order to foster their own independence from the crown.
An accomplished equestrian and free to pursue her dream (“for a limited time,” she said Vanity Fair), Anne was the first British royal to compete in the Olympics. Otherwise, she has devoted most of her public life to various charities, most notably Save the Children, of which she has been president since 1970. And, unlike many of the women in her family, she has been acclaimed as a fashion icon in its own right. right
