Princess Anne: The palace counts the days up to her 70 on Instagram.

Princess Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on August 15th. The palace has now started a special photographic review on Instagram.

Next Saturday (August 15), the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II (94) and Prince Philip (99), Princess Anne, will be 70 years old. Buckingham Palace is looking forward to the big day with a special event. On Instagram, he announced that he would illuminate a past decade in her life every day for a week.

Words of praise and memories in black and white

"The princess has a tight schedule full of obligations and has taken over 300 patrons, which are linked to her wide range of interests," praised the palace on the account "The Royal Family". Princess Anne's interests included "sports, agriculture and animals, science, medicine and health, international development, education, sailing and the military," the post said. In addition, black and white photos of the young princess can be seen showing her with her family.

Old photos and interesting facts

Over the next seven days, the palace will "look back at every decade in the princess's life". The review of her first ten years of life was already shared in the Instagram story of "The Royal Family". It shows more old pictures of the sister of Prince Charles (71) and Prince Andrew (60). The photos are accompanied by interesting facts about their lives. For example, when she was baptized, she wore a lace dress made for another princess: Princess Victoria (1840-1901), the daughter of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her German husband Prince Albert (1819-1861).

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