The Young Princess Anne’s Most Noteworthy Royal Ensembles
It was the third season of The Crown that woke up the world to the wardrobe of Princess Anne. As the Netflix phenomenon explored the coming of age of the Queen’s only daughter, expertly-replicated ensembles highlighted the extent to which the young princess had her finger on the pulse.
As also evidenced in The Crown season four, the princess was – and remains – one of the royal family’s most progressive thinkers. Note how this extends to her wardrobe, too. Turning 18 in 1968, she took on the decade’s natty hemlines and swiftly followed up in the diaphanous florals the ’70s were famous for. Most notably in recent years, her Balenciaga-like practical sunglasses have become popular Instagram fodder.
To mark her 72nd birthday on 15 August, Vogue revisits the princess’s most memorable fashion moments below.
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Getty Images1/36England, 1968
She wore a double-breasted canary yellow dress coat for horse trials with members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Express2/36England, 1968
She joined her elder brother, Princes Charles, in Windsor Great Park wearing a perfunctory outdoor ensemble of a pea coat, white jeans and ankle boots.
ANL/Shutterstock3/36England, 1968
A sharp skirt suit, block-heel pumps and a top-handle bag made for a suitably studious look as she left a French lesson.
Fox Photos4/36Austria, 1969
The princess joined her mother, Queen Elizabeth, on a state visit to Austria. At an evening reception in Vienna. the Princess Royal wore the family’s Meander bandeau tiara with a white embellished gown and royal insignia.
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Keystone-France/Getty Images5/36Austria, 1969
She also wore a fabulous orange dress embellished with gold sequins during the visit to Austria.
Bettmann6/36England, 1969
19-year-old Anne wore a belted jacket and wide-brim hat with scarf detail to open a new police training school in London.
Anwar Hussein7/36Wales, 1969
Alongside Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Princess Anne arrived at Prince Charles’s investiture as Prince of Wales wearing a turquoise dress coat with a hat by John Boyd.
Shutterstock8/36New Zealand, 1970
She wore mint green silk aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.
