Editing Anne, Princess Royal (section)

==Equestrianism==
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{{Medal|Gold|[[European Eventing Championship|1971 Burghley]]|Individual eventing}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[European Eventing Championship|1975 Luhmühlen]]|Team eventing}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[European Eventing Championship|1975 Luhmühlen]]|Individual eventing}}
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In spring 1971, Princess Anne finished fourth at the Rushall Horse Trials.<ref name="bio1"/> At age 21, she won the individual title at the [[European Eventing Championship]] with her home-bred horse [[Doublet (horse)|Doublet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/olympic-archive-equestrian-princess-anne-1972|title=Olympic archive: equestrian Princess Anne (1972)|publisher=Channel 4|date=22 July 2012|access-date=14 March 2018|first=Ian|last=Searcey|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133711/https://www.channel4.com/news/olympic-archive-equestrian-princess-anne-1972|url-status=live}}</ref> and was voted the [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]] in 1971.<ref name="Ind03">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/peter-corrigan-bravo-for-jonny-but-beeb-need-new-act-576575.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/peter-corrigan-bravo-for-jonny-but-beeb-need-new-act-576575.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-status=live|title=Bravo for Jonny but Beeb need new act|last=Corrigan|first=Peter|date=14 December 2003|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=24 February 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also rode winners in horse racing, competing in the Grand Military Steeplechase at [[Sandown Park Racecourse]] and the Diamond Stakes at [[Royal Ascot]].<ref name="inside"/>

[[File:Internationale Military te Boekelo, Prinses Anne van Engeland in aktie, Bestanddeelnr 931-1059.jpg|thumbnail|Anne riding at an event in the Netherlands (1980)]]
For more than five years, Anne also competed with the British [[eventing]] team, winning a silver medal in both individual and team disciplines in the 1975 European Eventing Championship.<ref name="Time-Sports">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/this-day-in-sport-princess-anne-9l2lxcdj769|title=This day in sport: Princess Anne|newspaper=The Times|date=5 November 2006|access-date=14 March 2018|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315195846/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/this-day-in-sport-princess-anne-9l2lxcdj769|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The following year, she participated in the [[Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Olympic Games]] in Montreal as a member of the British team, riding the Queen's horse, Goodwill, in Eventing.<ref name="Princess-Royal-Olympics">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/princess-royal-and-olympics|title=The Princess Royal and the Olympics|date=29 July 2016|publisher=The Royal Family|access-date=14 March 2018|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315133637/https://www.royal.uk/princess-royal-and-olympics|url-status=live}}</ref> Anne suffered a [[concussion]] halfway through the course but remounted and finished the event; she has stated she cannot remember making the rest of the jumps.<ref name="inside">{{cite news |title=Inside Princess Anne's Lifelong Love Affair with Horses |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/womens-style/inside-princess-annes-lifelong-love-affair-horses/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/womens-style/inside-princess-annes-lifelong-love-affair-horses/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=9 January 2021 |publisher=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The British team had to pull out of the competition after two horses were injured.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/archives/royal-visit-1976-queen-princess-anne-olympics-1.5204216 | title=A family affair: The royal visit that wound up at the 1976 Olympics | last= | first= | website=CBC Radio Canada | date=12 July 2019 | access-date=5 October 2021 | archive-date=6 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206115722/https://www.cbc.ca/archives/royal-visit-1976-queen-princess-anne-olympics-1.5204216 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/princess-anne-the-crown-olympics-sport-horse/ | title=Did Princess Anne Really Compete In The Olympics? | last= | first= | website=Grazia Daily | date=16 November 2020 | access-date=5 October 2021 | archive-date=31 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531021018/https://graziadaily.co.uk/celebrity/news/princess-anne-the-crown-olympics-sport-horse/ | url-status=live }}</ref> She finished fourth at the [[Badminton Horse Trials]] in 1974 and sixth in 1979, having participated five times in the competition between 1971 and 1979.<ref name="bio1">{{cite web |title=Princess Anne's Groundbreaking Equestrian Career |url=https://www.biography.com/news/princess-anne-equestrian-career |website=Biography |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210212044/https://www.biography.com/news/princess-anne-equestrian-career |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/hm-the-queen-1926-2022/|title=HM The Queen (1926-2022)|work=Badminton|date=8 September 2022|accessdate=22 February 2023|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408082638/https://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/hm-the-queen-1926-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1985, she rode in a charity horse race at the [[Epsom Derby]], finishing fourth.<ref name="inside"/>

Anne assumed the presidency of the [[Fédération Équestre Internationale]] from 1986 until 1994.<ref>[http://www.fei.org/about-us/history About FEI – History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216061549/http://www.fei.org/about-us/history |date=16 February 2010 }}, FEI official site; retrieved 21 February 2010.</ref> On 5 February 1987, she became the first member of the royal family to appear as a contestant on a television quiz show when she competed on the BBC panel game ''[[A Question of Sport]]''.<ref name="Time-Sports"/> The princess has been a patron of the [[Riding for the Disabled Association]] since 1971 and became its president in 1985, a position she still holds.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ciara.Berry |date=1 April 2016 |title=The Princess Royal and Riding for the Disabled |url=https://www.royal.uk/princess-royal-and-riding-disabled |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=The Royal Family |language=en |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109115832/https://www.royal.uk/princess-royal-and-riding-disabled |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2024, Anne was taken to [[Southmead Hospital]] with minor injuries and concussion believed to be caused by impact with a horse's legs or head.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Princess Anne in hospital with minor injuries and concussion after incident |url=https://news.sky.com/story/princess-anne-in-hospital-with-minor-injuries-and-concussion-after-incident-13157870 |date=24 June 2024 |access-date=24 June 2024 |work=Sky News |first=Claire |last=Gilbody Dickerson}}</ref>