Anne, Princess Royal

:This article is about the daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. For the daughter of King George II, see Princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.

Early life

Princess Anne was born on August 15, 1950 at Clarence House, London. Her father is His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and the former Princess Alice of Battenburg. Her mother was Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (now Queen Elizabeth II), the eldest daughter of King George VI.

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August 15 - 1950 - Clarence House - London - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark - Queen Elizabeth II - King George VI

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Shortly before the birth of her elder brother, Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1948, King George VI issued Letters Patent granting the titular dignity of Prince or Princess of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the style Royal Highness to any children born to the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Charles, Prince of Wales - Letters Patent - ''Royal Highness''

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Princess Anne was educated in Buckingham Palace and then at the private boarding school Benenden in Kent.

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Boarding school - Benenden - Kent

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