Elizabeth, Camille, Kate. There were and still are many women in Carlo’s life. But among all, a special role belongs to princess anna – Princess Royal, as her mother called her – chosen on her coronation day to play the Golden Stick in Waiting, bodyguard of the Sovereign, in uniform and on horseback, following the Golden State Carriage in a procession that was returning from the Westminster Sovereigns to Buckingham Palace. “It solves my dress problem,” Sister Carlo said in a recent exclusive interview with a Canadian magazine, with her characteristic irony. National. The choice, that is, the appeal to the Canadian people, is not accidental, given the republican tendencies of the country, which the royal family is trying to contain.
Great example of how you can beSeems“reserve”, without experiencing the inferiority complex of a younger brother, as was the case with Harry, Anna was the best at being the guardian of the legacy of Elizabeth, playing her role without personal grievances, always one step behind like a father. Moreover, at that time the semi-Salic law was still in force in the United Kingdom, according to which Anna was inferior in succession to the throne to Andrew and Edward. Many wonder what kind of monarchy Charles will become, even if the ecumenical spirit of today’s coronation ceremony already reveals the sensibility of a king aware of the divisions, divisions and hardships of a country weakened by Brexit and crisis, but eager to become a “protector”. denominations, and not just the Protestant faith. In this complex and multifaceted role, next to him will be Anna, the beloved of Filippo, who called her “a real man in the family” compared to Carlo, who is more sensitive, shy and shy. And perhaps less destined to rule than her sister, who many believe true heiress of Elizabeth. This did not stop the two brothers from forming a strong and loving bond. It is no coincidence that the princess is the patroness of more than 200 charitable organizations and has completed about 500 commissions on behalf of the British court.
Her passion for equestrianism also brought her together with Elizabeth, to the point that in 1976 she became the first member of the British Royal Family to compete in the Montreal Olympics. A common thread that seems to continue in her niece Charlotte, who, at her great-grandmother’s funeral, displayed a horseshoe brooch that belonged to Elisabetta and who, despite her very young age, was already aware of her role in various circumstances. Shy and reserved elegance, Anna followed the royal family’s motto “Never complain, never explain” throughout her life, avoiding gossip and scandal.without even giving up her own happiness, as when in 1989 she announced the separation from her first husband, Mark Phillips, in order to marry Commander of the Royal Navy Timothy Lawrence in 1992. For neither of them asked for a title of nobility, nor anything else singing he did for their children Peter and Zara, who became the first grandchildren of a British sovereign who did not bear a title of nobility, since their father had no title and refused the title of marquis, offered to him by the queen. .
And what about the attempted kidnapping, the victim of which he became on March 20, 1974? The Princess and her husband were returning to Buckingham Palace after a charity event at Pall Mall when their limousine was forced to stop when a Ford Escort got in the way. The driver, Ian Ball, jumped out of the car and started firing his pistol into the air. He then ordered Anna to get out of the car, to which she replied: “No way!” Fearless, she left through the opposite door and, after a scuffle between Ball and a passerby, she was helped by Detective Peter Edmonds, who finally managed to arrest the man. Courage and irascibility speak of the strength of his character. God save the king, but also the royal princess, irreplaceable spare.
Source: Elle