Editing Anne, Princess Royal (section)

==Early life and education==
[[File:Elizabeth, Philip, Charles and Anne.jpg|thumb|left|Princess Anne with her parents and elder brother, Charles, in October 1957]]
Anne was born at 11:50&nbsp;a.m. [[British Summer Time|BST]] on 15 August 1950 at [[Clarence House]]<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38995|date=16 August 1950|page=4197}}</ref> during the reign of her maternal grandfather, [[King George VI]]. She is the second child and only daughter of [[Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh]] (later Queen Elizabeth II), and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]. A [[21-gun salute]] in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] signaled the birth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/15/newsid_2956000/2956684.stm|title=1950: Princess gives birth to second child|date=15 August 1950|publisher=BBC|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/15/newsid_2956000/2956684.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Anne was baptised in the Music Room of [[Buckingham Palace]] on 21 October 1950, by the [[Archbishop of York]], [[Cyril Garbett]].{{efn|Her godparents were the Queen (later [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]], her maternal grandmother); the [[Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark|Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]] (her paternal aunt); [[Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark]] (her paternal grandmother); [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma]] (her paternal great-uncle); and Andrew Elphinstone (her first cousin once removed).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/2014206/the-christening-of-princess-anne|title=The Christening of Princess Anne|work=Royal Collection Trust|access-date=17 December 2021|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217141612/https://www.rct.uk/collection/2014206/the-christening-of-princess-anne|url-status=live}}</ref>}} At the time of her birth, she was third in the [[line of succession to the British throne]], behind her mother and older brother, [[Charles III|Charles]] (later King Charles III). She rose to second in 1952 after [[Death and state funeral of George VI|her grandfather's death]] and her mother's accession; she is currently 18th in line.

A [[governess]], Catherine Peebles, was appointed to look after Anne and her brothers, Charles, [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Andrew]], and [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Edward]]. Peebles was responsible for Anne's early education at [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref name=BuckEarly>{{cite web|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5598.asp|title=HRH The Princess Royal> Early Life and Education|publisher=Buckingham Palace|access-date=20 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022123243/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5598.asp|archive-date=22 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Given her young age at the time, Anne did not attend [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II|her mother's coronation]] in June 1953.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-06-02 |title=50 facts about The Queen's Coronation |url=https://www.royal.uk/50-facts-about-queens-coronation-0 |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=The Royal Family |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207234935/https://www.royal.uk/50-facts-about-queens-coronation-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[Girl Guides]] company, the [[1st Buckingham Palace Company]] to include the Holy Trinity Brompton Brownie pack, was re-formed in May 1959, specifically so that, as her mother and her aunt [[Princess Margaret]] had done as children, Anne could socialise with girls her own age. The company was active until 1963, when Anne went to [[boarding school]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Support for the Scouting and Guiding Movements |publisher=Official Website of the British Monarchy |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5951.asp |access-date=25 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124230434/http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5951.asp |archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref> Anne enrolled at [[Benenden School]] in 1963. In 1968, she left school with six [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O-Level]]s and two [[A-Level]]s.<ref name=BuckEarly/> She began to undertake royal engagements in 1969, at the age of 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Princess Royal |url=https://www.royal.uk/the-princess-royal |website=The Royal Family |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305044837/https://www.royal.uk/the-princess-royal |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1970, Anne briefly had a relationship with [[Andrew Parker Bowles]], who later married [[Camilla Shand]]. Camilla later became the second wife and [[queen consort]] of Anne's elder brother, Charles III.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201001192765/princess-anne/rosemary-parker-bowles/funeral/1/|title=Princess Anne comforts Andrew Parker Bowles at funeral of his wife Rosemary|work=Hello!|date=19 January 2010|access-date=23 May 2010|quote=Andrew is also a close friend of the Princess Anne, and dated her in 1970.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606111257/http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201001192765/princess-anne/rosemary-parker-bowles/funeral/1/|archive-date=6 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/camilla-queen-consort-meaning-new-royal-title-charles/ | title=Camilla, Queen Consort: The duties that come with her new royal title | newspaper=The Telegraph | date=11 September 2022 | last=Saunt | first=Raven | url-access=subscription | access-date=1 March 2023 | archive-date=2 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002205825/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/camilla-queen-consort-meaning-new-royal-title-charles/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Anne was also briefly linked to Olympic equestrian [[Richard Meade (equestrian)|Richard Meade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30065406/princess-anne-husband-relationships-true-story/|title=The Crown Doesn't Do Justice to Princess Anne's Real-Life Relationships|work=Harper's Bazaar|first=Amy|last=MacKelden|date=15 November 2020|access-date=21 September 2021|archive-date=21 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921092510/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30065406/princess-anne-husband-relationships-true-story/|url-status=live}}</ref>