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List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal

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Anne, Princess Royal has received numerous titles, decorations, and honorary appointments as a member of the British royal family and the sister of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Anne of Edinburgh being given as from her birth) and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.

Royal and noble titles and styles

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  • 15 August 1950 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Edinburgh[1]
  • 6 February 1952 – 15 November 1973: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne
  • 15 November 1973 – 13 June 1987: Her Royal Highness The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips[2]
  • 13 June 1987 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal[3]

Key Information

From birth, thanks to letters patent issued by her grandfather George VI on 22 October 1948, Anne was a British princess with the style of Royal Highness and the territorial designation "of Edinburgh". Upon her mother's accession to the throne in 1952, the territorial designation was dropped and she became styled as "The Princess Anne". After she married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973, she was styled as "The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips" until her mother created her Princess Royal, an appellation given only to the eldest daughter of the sovereign, on 13 June 1987. Anne is the seventh Princess Royal since the title was first granted to Mary, daughter of Charles I.[4] The previous holder was Anne's great-aunt Mary, daughter of George V. As the wife of Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, she is entitled to use the title of Lady Laurence, because the wife of a knight (Sir) may use the prefect Lady before the Knights surname. Although a princess who has been granted the title of HRH The Princess Royal will not customarily combine it with her style by marriage.[5]

Military ranks

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 United Kingdom

Commonwealth honours

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Anne wearing the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Signals, riband and star of the Garter, the star of the Thistle and her medals in York, 2022

Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 United Kingdom 1969 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II[14]
25 January 1971 Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem[15] DStJ
5 May 2009 Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem[16] GCStJ
15 August 1974 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[17][18] GCVO
20 April 2007 Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order[19]
 New Zealand 6 February 1990 Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order[20] QSO
England England 23 April 1994 Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[21][18][22][23] KG
 Scotland 30 November 2000 Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle[24][25] KT
 Papua New Guinea 29 September 2005 Royal Chief Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu[26] GCL
 Canada 12 April 2022[27] Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit[28][29] CMM
 United Kingdom 15 June 2023 Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Sovereign ADC(P)
 United Kingdom 3 December 2024 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Charles III[30]

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 United Kingdom 2 June 1953 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal[31]
6 February 1977 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[31][32]
 Canada 1989 Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration with three clasps[31] CD
 New Zealand 9 February 1990 Recipient of the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[31]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2002 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[31]
 Canada 27 May 2005 Recipient of the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[33]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[31]
2016 Recipient of the Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with two clasps[31]
6 February 2022 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[31]
6 May 2023 Recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal
Recipient of the Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem with two gold bars[31]

Foreign honours

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Appointments (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Austria 1969 Grand Decoration of Honour for Servies to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Sash[34]
 Finland Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
 Japan 1971 Paulownia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
 The Netherlands 1972 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
 Luxembourg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
 Yugoslavia 1972–1992 Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Sash (I rank)
 Spain 2017 Commander by Number of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[35] CnYC
 Madagascar Grand Cross, 2nd class, of the National Order of Madagascar[36]
 Chile 2021 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

Decorations and medals (Shown in order in which appointments were made, not order of precedence)

Country Date Appointment Ribbon
 Imperial State of Iran 1971 Commemorative Medal of the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire[37]

Wear of orders, decorations, and medals

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The ribbons worn regularly by Anne in undress uniform are as follows:

Ribbons of the Princess Royal
Royal Victorian Order Queen's Service Order
Order of Military Merit Order of the Saint John Queen Elizabeth II
Coronation Medal
Queen Elizabeth II
Silver Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II
Golden Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II
Platinum Jubilee Medal
King Charles III
Coronation Medal
Naval Long Service
and Good Conduct Medal
Canadian Forces' Decoration
with three clasps
Extension of the Service
Medal of the Order of St John
New Zealand 1990
Commemoration Medal

With medals, Anne normally wears the breast stars of the Garter, Thistle, and Royal Victorian Order. When only one should be worn, she wears the Order of the Garter star, except in Scotland where the Order of the Thistle star is worn.

Honorary military and police appointments

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Anne at a parade on the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, 5 July 2000
Australia Australia
Canada Canada
New Zealand New Zealand
Anne, as colonel of the Blues and Royals, riding in the Trooping the Colour, 2018
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Non-national titles and honours

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Membership, fellowships and presidencies

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Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom 1986 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow (FRCVS)
 England 1987 Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge Royal Fellow (FRS)[65]
 Scotland 1980s Royal Scottish Geographical Society Fellow and Vice President (FRSGS)[66]
1999 Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow (FRSE)[67]
 United Kingdom 2006 Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Honorary Fellow
2010 Royal Academy of Engineering Royal Fellow (FREng)[68]
2011 Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce President[69]
2012 Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Fellow (FMedSci)
 England 2017 Royal College of Surgeons of England Honorary Fellow (FRCS)[70]
 United Kingdom 2019 City Literary Institute Fellow[71]
 Canada Royal Canadian Geographical Society Honorary Fellow[72]
 United Kingdom 2021 Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers President[73]

Civic

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Country Date Organisation Position
 England 1984–1985 Worshipful Company of Farriers[74] Master
1986 Worshipful Company of Carmen[75][76]
1992 Worshipful Company of Loriners[74]
1994 Worshipful Company of Woolmen[77]
1994 Worshipful Company of Saddlers[74]
2014 Perpetual Master
2001–2002 Worshipful Company of Farmers[78] Master
2005–2007 Honourable Company of Master Mariners[74]
2008–2009 Guild of Freemen of the City of London[74]
2010–2011 Worshipful Company of Butchers[74]
2017–2018 Worshipful Company of Fishmongers[79] Prime Warden

Religious

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Country Date Organisation Position
 Scotland 1996 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Lord High Commissioner[80]
2017

Academic

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Anne, as chancellor of the University of London, visiting the university, 1986
Country Date Institution Position
 England 1981 University of London[81] Chancellor
 Scotland 2011 University of Edinburgh[82]
2012 University of the Highlands and Islands[83]
 England 2013 Harper Adams University[84]
2024 Health Sciences University[85]

Honorary academic degrees

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Country Date Institution Degree
 Canada 2004 University of Regina[86] Doctor of Laws (LLD)
2010 Memorial University of Newfoundland[87]
 England 2011 Cranfield University[88] Doctor of Science (DSc)
 Scotland 2020 University of Aberdeen[89] Doctor of Laws (LLD)

Other appointments

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Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom 1971 TS Royalist Lady Sponsor[90]
 Scotland 2015 Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Honorary Member[91]

Honorific eponyms

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Rosa 'Princess Anne'

Awards

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Buildings

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Roads

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Geographical locations

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Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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