Princess Anne's 76th Birthday: Rare Photos from Her Youth

To mark Princess Anne's 76th birthday, Vogue has unveiled a special set of 24 photographs that highlight her early years in the public eye. The collection, sourced from Getty Images, includes a touching image of her as a baby with Queen Elizabeth II from 1950 and a shot from 1973 in Kyiv, where she sported a silk scarf over a sprained wrist from a horse riding incident. It showcases her family moments at Balmoral and Buckingham Palace, her attendance at events like the Braemar Highland Games and Ascot, and trips to places like Turkey, Thailand, and Austria. Notable images feature her in a Brownies uniform in 1959, aboard the Britannia at 18 in 1969, and at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The photos illustrate her evolving fashion sense with bright colors and stylish hats. As Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s only daughter, Anne has been a public figure since birth, engaging in over 20,000 public appearances, competing in the Olympics, and even surviving an attempted kidnapping. The slideshow also includes articles on other royals, including Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.