Princess Anne was photographed by Norman Parkinson for her 21st Birthday, which were released on this day in 1971, 55 years ago. Many of the Portraits were then included in the September 1971 Issue of British Vogue.
Princess Anne wore Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara in front of a spectacular painting depicting a traditional English scene by Gordon Davis.
Princess Anne also wore a mystery Diamond Scroll Tiara.
Princess Anne wears a Diamond Tiara and ice pale long dress with Medici sleeves. The backdrop, an imaginary landscape painted for her birthday by Gordon Davis, a white horse carries her standard
Many of the outdoor portraits were taken by Norman Parkinson in and around the Gothic Ruin Summer House in the gardens of Frogmore House in Windsor, among them was the portrait that made the cover of British Vogue.
Princess Anne wearing flowered and smocked green and white voile, by the early nineteenth-century Ruin in the gardens of Frogmore House. Designed by James Wyatt, where Queen Victoria liked to breakfast, the Ruin is set in the wood on the banks of the lake known as the Canal
The photos taken by Norman Parkinson appeared on the covers of Vogue, Country Life and LIFE.
Diamond Festoon Tiara
Princess Andrew’s Meander Tiara
Cartier Aquamarine Pineflower Tiara
Cartier Halo Tiara
Queen Mary’s Fringe Tiara
Queen Mother’s Double Meander Tiara
Festoon Necklace
Modern Diamond Necklace
Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker
Queen Mary’s City of London Choker
Pakistani Turquoise Necklace
Queen Alexandra’s Edwardian Choker
Princess Anne’s Sapphire Brooch
Princess Anne’s Grima Pearl Earrings
Princess Anne’s Diamond Cluster Earrings
Princess Anne’s Ruby Suite
Diamond Bow Brooch
Gold Stalactite Brooch
Diamond Star Brooch
Princess Anne’s De Beers Diamond Brooch
Well…! Here’s one for all those people who mock her looks. She was as “magazine worthy” or “swoon worthy” as anyone could wish; the Princess Royal just doesn’t seem to care much about fashion and clothing. And even today, Princess Anne can show us how “royal princess” is done properly like very few others, if she decides to do so. 🤨