Ahead of the coronation, the Princess Royal expressed her staunch support for her brother the King, but also revealed that she wasn’t totally on board with his concept of a pared-back monarchy.
“I think the ‘slimmed down’ [remark] was made on a day when there were a few more people around to make that seem like a justifiable comment,” Princess Anne candidly told Canadian TV channel CBC News, adding: “It doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing.”
However, with a core team of fewer working royals in the picture, a new star has emerged.
Capturing a legion of hearts as she stepped out into the limelight at Westminster Abbey a few days after Anne’s interview was the young royal dubbed the Firm’s new “secret weapon” – Lady Louise Windsor.
Tall and elegant, and with a gentle demeanour that has endeared her to royal fans, the 19-year-old daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh has graciously blossomed in a way that has made her an
