New photos of Princess Anne as she celebrates her 70th birthday

New images of Princess Anne released to mark her 70th birthday
New images of Princess Anne have been released to mark her 70th birthday (Picture: Getty)

Princess Anne’s 70th birthday has been celebrated with the release of three new official photographs – and she’s been given a military promotion too. 

The Queen’s only daughter has reached the milestone today although festivities have been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Defence has made the Princess Royal a General in the British Army and an Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force in recognition of her ‘invaluable contribution and commitment to the military’.

If that wasn’t enough, celebrated photographer John Swannell was dispatched to her Gatcombe Park home in Gloucestershire to photograph her wearing a fancy evening dress while sitting in a chair. 

Swannell has taken photographs of everyone from Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons to Tony Blair, Sir Michael Caine and Sir Elton John.

His images were taken in late February, a few weeks before the coronavirus lockdown.

Anne’s son-in-law Mike Tindall has already revealed Covid-19 and the recent spike of cases in Aberdeen have meant the family has had to come up with alternative arrangements to mark the day.

STROUD, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 14: (EMBARGOED FOR USE until 2200 BST Friday August 14, 2020) In this handout image released on August 14, 2020, Princess Anne, Princess Royal poses for a portrait at her home at Gatcombe Park in late February 2020. The images are being released as official photographs to celebrate the Princess's 70th birthday on Saturday. (Photo by John Swannell / Camera Press via Getty Images)
Princess Anne poses for a portrait at her home at Gatcombe Park (Picture: Getty)
STROUD, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 14: (EMBARGOED FOR USE until 2200 BST Friday August 14, 2020) In this handout image released on August 14, 2020, Princess Anne, Princess Royal poses for a portrait at her home at Gatcombe Park in late February 2020. The images are being released as official photographs to celebrate the Princess's 70th birthday on Saturday. (Photo by John Swannell / Camera Press via Getty Images)
The new images have been released to celebrate her 70th birthday (Picture: Getty)
STROUD, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 14: (EMBARGOED FOR USE until 2200 BST Friday August 14, 2020) In this handout image released on August 14, 2020, Princess Anne, Princess Royal poses for a portrait at her home at Gatcombe Park in late February 2020. The images are being released as official photographs to celebrate the Princess's 70th birthday on Saturday. (Photo by John Swannell / Camera Press via Getty Images)
She’s also been given a military promotion (Picture: Getty)
FILE - In this Aug. 1951 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Clarence House, the royal couple's London residence. Queen Elizabeth II???s only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 in a no-nonsense manner that befits her reputation in Britain. Whatever is planned for Saturday, it???s certainly going to be a scaled-back affair because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eddie Worth, File)
The Queen and Prince Philip with their children Charles and Anne in 1951 (Picture: AP)
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 1973 file photo, Britain's Princess Anne rides in the three day European Championship in Kyev. Queen Elizabeth II???s only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 in a no-nonsense manner that befits her reputation in Britain. Whatever is planned for Saturday, it???s certainly going to be a scaled-back affair because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/File)
Princess Anne rides in the three day European Championship in Kyev in 1973 (Picture: AP)
File photo dated 29/03/20 of the Princess Royal taking a ride on the Newcastle Metro Train from Jesmond to Haymarket in Newcastle, after she officially opened the revamped Haymarket Metro Station. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
The Princess Royal taking a ride on the Newcastle Metro (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 14/11/73 of the Princess Royal curtseying for her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, after she married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire
She married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey in 1973 (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 17/06/00 of the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, after the Trooping the Colour ceremony held at Horse Guards Parade. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire
Seen with Prince Charles at the Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2000 (Picture: PA)

The former England rugby star, who is married to Anne’s daughter Zara, said on BBC’s The One Show: ‘We did have plans – it would’ve been up in Scotland – but obviously with Covid and Aberdeen being locked down a bit, I think everything’s been scaled back a little bit.

‘It’s a shame. I’m sure we’ll do something as a family to celebrate her 70 amazing years, she’s just an incredible woman in terms of how much work she can get through in the year.

‘We will be doing something, as yet I don’t know whether she knows – so my lips are sealed.’

It is thought Anne is in Scotland like the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh who are spending the summer at Balmoral.

File photo dated 05/05/08 of the Princess Royal presenting the Duke of Sussex with his campaign medal. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire
Presenting Prince Harry with a campaign medal in 2008 (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 24/02/18 of the Princess Royal handing the Calcutta Cup to Scotland captain John Barclay during the Natwest Six Nations match at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: Ian Rutherford/PA Wire
In 2018 handing the Calcutta Cup to Scotland captain John Barclay (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 01/09/79 of Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh and their children the Earl of Wessex, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Duke of York, at Balmoral. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire
Hanging out with the family in 1979 (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 01/09/18 of Queen Elizabeth II and the Princess Royal during the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering at the Princess Royal and Duke of Fife Memorial Park, Braemar. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
With Queen Elizabeth II during the Braemar Royal Highland Gathering in 2018 (Picture: PA)
File photo dated 03/04/70 of Queen Elizabeth II with the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales as they passed through the crowds at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney during the Royal Tour of Australasia. Anne celebrates her 70th birthday on Saturday. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday August 12, 2020. Anne is famed for her hardwork and no-nonsense approach to life and like the rest of the nation has been coping with life under lockdown. See PA story ROYAL Anne. Photo credit should read: PA/PA Wire
With the Queen and Prince Charles at Royal Easter Show in Sydney in 1970 (Picture: PA)

Despite the limitations of Covid-19, Anne’s milestone has been marked by a TV documentary and she has also guest-edited Country Life magazine.

In the ITV film, the princess suggested that social media is adding to the pressures already faced by younger members of the royal family, like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Anne was followed by film-makers for more than a year to make the programme, which featured unseen family footage and conversations with her children, Peter Phillips and Zara, and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

Speaking about the younger members of the monarchy, she said: ‘The pressure that is applied to the younger members of the family is always worse, because that’s what the media is interested in and that’s, you know, hard sometimes to deal with.’

Anne also said she hoped her legacy would be the passing-on of her knowledge and experience.

When she guest-edited Country Life, the princess paid tribute to her parents for instilling in her a lifelong love of nature. She also wrote about holding an HGV licence, how she hates fly-tipping, and sees herself as a ‘classic Jack of all trades’.

Recently she impressed with her technological knowledge when she taught the Queen how to use Zoom.

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