UK’s Princess Anne to mark 70th birthday in low-key fashion
Associated PressLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday in a no-nonsense manner befitting her reputation in Britain. Mike Tindall, the former England rugby player who is married to Anne’s daughter, Zara, said the family had planned to mark his mother-in-law’s milestone in Scotland but that alternative arrangements had to be made. “It’s impractical to go around in life dressed in a long white dress and a crown.” While Anne is connected with more than 300 charities, organizations and military regiments, and regularly tops the list of royals carrying out the most public engagements, she is probably best known in Britain for her prowess in the saddle. When the armed would-be abductor, Ian Ball, told her to “Come with me for a day or two” because he wanted 2 million pounds, the princess replied it was not “bloody likely, and I haven’t got 2 million pounds.” Anne said she was “furious at this man who was having a tug of war” with her and for ripping her favorite blue velvet dress.
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