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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,960 She never wanted to be a fairy-tale princess. 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:05,960 As a member of the royal family, 4 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,960 females were tended to be treated as honorary men. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 6 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,960 She loves driving the tanks and firing the guns. 7 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,960 As the Princess Royal prepares for her 70th birthday, 8 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:16,960 we've had unique access 9 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,800 to her family... 10 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,960 and her world. 11 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:22,960 Daughter. 12 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,000 Good morning. At Windsor. 13 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,960 Wife. 14 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,960 Any husband who makes a comment on his wife's fashion style 15 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,640 is a very brave or risky man. 16 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,960 Mother. It's unbelievable, 17 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,960 the information that's stored in her brain. 18 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,960 It is quite annoying as well. It is quite annoying, yes. 19 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,960 And grandmother. 20 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,960 I've offered to try and do some home schooling. 21 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,960 I haven't seen hide nor hair of them at that suggestion. 22 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:48,960 We hear from old friends 23 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,960 with memories of the young princess... 24 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,480 She was more determined than most, more competitive than most. 25 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,960 ..see how she planned her own education... 26 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,960 I did volunteer to go to school, I have to say. 27 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:02,960 ..became a trendsetting It Girl... 28 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,960 Vogue cover is for extraordinary women. 29 00:01:05,960 --> 00:01:09,960 ..and dedicated herself to a life of service, 30 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:11,960 becoming one of the hardest-working royals. 31 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:13,960 She was lovely. 32 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,960 She really does hold a conversation with you. 33 00:01:15,960 --> 00:01:17,960 Does anyone ever try to tell her to slow down a bit? 34 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:19,960 I mean, good luck. 35 00:01:19,960 --> 00:01:22,000 She's in the public eye, 36 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,480 but has managed to stay intensely private. 37 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,640 Anne doesn't crave the limelight. 38 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,960 She probably had her fill of being in the newspapers 39 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:31,960 when she was young. 40 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:34,960 Being royal in the media age can be tough. 41 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:36,960 Anne was a pioneer. 42 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:40,960 The pressure that is applied to the younger members of the family 43 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,960 is hard sometimes to deal with. 44 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:46,960 The Princess Royal has always gone her own way. 45 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:48,960 The first royal Olympian. 46 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,960 It is probably the most dangerous sport on the planet. 47 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,960 As fearless in the saddle... 48 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,960 Good evening. Shots have been fired at Princess Anne... 49 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:58,960 ..as in the face of a kidnapper. 50 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,960 I had thought about it before that, "What would you do if...?" 51 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,960 Now in close-up, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, 52 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,320 the Princess Royal as we've never seen her before. 53 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,960 I'm like a goldfish in a bowl here. 54 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,320 There he goes. Hello, big boy. 55 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,960 Summer, 2020. 56 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,960 And, like the rest of the country, 57 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,000 the Princess Royal is self-isolating at home. 58 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,800 In her case, Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire. 59 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,800 We have cattle and sheep here, 60 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,160 partly because, environmentally, you're better off 61 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,960 if you share the feeding... 62 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,960 Actually, the fertilising as well. 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,960 Thank you, dear. 64 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:56,320 In any other summer, Gatcombe would be hosting 65 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:57,960 the Festival of British Eventing. 66 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,960 A sport where horses and riders 67 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,960 undergo timed trials. 68 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,960 APPLAUSE 69 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,960 Princess Anne has been the royal face of the sport 70 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:09,960 for 50 years. 71 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,960 The festival is informal, 72 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,960 a chance for the public to see her up close. 73 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,960 The princess' children, 74 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,960 Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, 75 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,960 live locally. 76 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,000 Their children are on hand to help out their grandmother. 77 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,960 She loves seeing them ride. She loves having them round 78 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,960 for Sunday lunches and taking them for walks, 79 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,960 and doing all the stuff that we used to do as kids, 80 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,960 she now takes them to do those sorts of things. 81 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,960 We quite like leaving them on Sundays. 82 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,320 We say, "We'll pick them up later. See you, then." 83 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,480 And they are off racing. Off they go. 84 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:45,960 Round the outside, number six. 85 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,960 He is going quite a storm on the outside there. 86 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,960 The festival is a family affair. 87 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,960 But this year, COVID-19 changed that. 88 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,960 Once it was legal for her grandchildren to approach, 89 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:02,960 the princess was ready to play schoolmarm. 90 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,960 They've got ponies and they come over and they can ride here. 91 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,960 But they are... 92 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:09,960 They face the same challenges as everybody else 93 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,960 in terms of home schooling. 94 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,960 And I think that is a challenge wherever you are. 95 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,960 I've offered to try and do some outdoor learning, 96 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,640 but so far it hasn't been taken up on. 97 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,160 When I was small, we had to pick things and then press them. 98 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,960 And identify them. I don't think anybody does that any more. 99 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,960 And I was thinking, you know, 100 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,960 it might be a good idea if we started doing that again. 101 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,480 Haven't seen hide nor hair of them at that suggestion. 102 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,960 It's the longest time I've ever spent at Gatcombe 103 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,320 in the 40-odd years we've been here. 104 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,480 It's frustrating, I think, 105 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,960 but look around, it's not hard here. 106 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:47,000 The idea of being stuck in a block of flats 107 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:49,160 with small children and... 108 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,800 I can't imagine how difficult that would be. 109 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:59,960 For five decades, she's been used to a packed work schedule. 110 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,960 The Princess Royal didn't expect to spend her 70th year 111 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:03,960 down on the farm. 112 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,960 Working from home has been a challenge. 113 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,960 Husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence 114 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,960 has seen the frustration. 115 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,960 Almost everything that she does 116 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,960 in a public way involves people coming together 117 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,960 to meet her 118 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,960 for some reason or another. 119 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,960 So that's been extremely difficult. 120 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,960 The charity work is constant. 121 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,320 'It's Tom here. I'm just going to introduce Her Majesty The Queen.' 122 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,960 But country broadband isn't. 123 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,640 These aren't your average conference calls either. 124 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,960 Good morning. 125 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,960 At Windsor. 126 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,800 Good morning. I'm very glad to have been able to join you. 127 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:45,160 Can you see everybody? 128 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,960 You should have six people on your screen. 129 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,960 Yes. Well, I can see four, anyway. 130 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,960 Actually, you don't need me. You know what I look like. 131 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,960 With online technology, 132 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,960 being in touch is one thing, but it's not quite the same. 133 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,960 The ability to meet people, that's what makes the difference. 134 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,960 I know what Twitter is, but I wouldn't go anywhere near it... 135 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,960 if you paid me, frankly. 136 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,160 That's a slightly different issue. 137 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,320 So I do feel pretty useless stuck here 138 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,640 in relative terms to what I think I should be doing. 139 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,960 Whatever the new normal brings, 140 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,960 the old normal was a life of duty. 141 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,320 Seasons marked by state events at Buckingham Palace, 142 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:30,000 evenings filled with charity dinners 143 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,960 and speeches. 144 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,000 Most mornings involve an early start 145 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,960 even before the transport arrives. 146 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:41,960 The princess has a daily schedule 147 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,960 of public appearances. 148 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:45,960 Today, they are all over Kent. 149 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,960 She is very hard-working. 150 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,960 She is the busiest member of the royal family, 151 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,800 regularly carrying out over 500 engagements a year. 152 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,960 Away days, each of those will probably be different. 153 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,320 Different reasons for going. Many are for voluntary organisations. 154 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,960 And if you can do anything to raise their profile, 155 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,960 then you will have achieved something. 156 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,960 You are reflecting Her Majesty's position. 157 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,800 But most of the time, you are, I think, in my case, 158 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,960 just trying to cover the bits of the country 159 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,960 that most other people won't get to. 160 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,640 WOMAN: Huxley, come and practise your bow. 161 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,800 Mummy practise her curtsy, then? Ready? 162 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,960 There we are. See, it's good, isn't it? 163 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:26,960 That's my curtsy. Is that right? What do you do with your hands? 164 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,960 Today, the first organisation is English Rural. 165 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:33,960 Near Ashford, 166 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,960 villagers are getting ready for the royal opening 167 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:37,480 of some new homes. 168 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,960 Princess Anne is coming to visit my house. 169 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,960 I'm a bit nervous, with two young boys. 170 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,960 But there you go. No, it's very exciting. 171 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,960 I hear she's quite a country girl like me. 172 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:51,320 We have to send her programmes, her briefs, 173 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,960 her speeches, and God help me if there was something missing. 174 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,000 She would read with a really sharp eye. 175 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,160 And I remember once, I've never forgotten it, 176 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,960 she said, "Private Secretary, what normally comes after 16?" 177 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,960 And I knew then that page 17 of the brief was missing. 178 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,960 The organisation has back stories 179 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,960 that are quite useful to know. 180 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,960 So that's either length of time, people involved, 181 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,960 impact of what it does. 182 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,960 She's like a sponge. It's unbelievable 183 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:19,960 the information that's stored in her brain. 184 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,320 It's incredible. It's quite annoying as well. 185 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:23,960 It is quite annoying, yes. 186 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:26,960 Had to wait a bit, haven't you? Yes. 187 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,960 I first registered an interest about a year and a half 188 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,960 or two years ago. 189 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,960 But we're very happy here. 190 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,960 Did you help with the decorating? Huxley? 191 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,960 Did you help with the decorating? The princess is talking to you. 192 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,320 Oh, he's being really bashful. 193 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,960 Your Royal Highness. 194 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,960 The first unveiling of the day done. 195 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,960 Then it's back to the helicopter. 196 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,000 At Maidstone Hospital, 197 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,960 a new helipad needs opening. 198 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,960 We've got about 200 people here. I don't suppose 199 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,960 she'll be able to say hello to every single one of those, 200 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,960 but anybody she can say hello to, I know they'll really appreciate it. 201 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,960 Oh, look, she's coming. 202 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,320 Sometimes people react in the most extraordinary ways. 203 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,480 They get completely overawed 204 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,960 being in front of a princess. 205 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,960 And thoroughly overdo the curtsies 206 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,960 or the bows or don't do it at all. 207 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:17,960 Or practically shake her hand off, 208 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,480 which can happen. 209 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,960 You don't literally work your way through the crowd, 210 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,960 that's usually left up to other people. 211 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,960 In some ways, it would be just as much fun 212 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,960 if you did it all by yourself, but it would be a bit chaotic. 213 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,960 Although Holyrood, at the Garden Party, 214 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,320 I used to work up the back of the border, 215 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,960 which is where the people who didn't want to be seen went. 216 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,800 That was my... They were almost pretending they weren't there, 217 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,800 so engaging them in conversation... 218 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,960 They were always looking around, "I'm not really here. 219 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,800 "I don't really want to talk to anyone." 220 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,960 And this is Lucia. Nice to meet you. 221 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,960 So, Lucia is the senior employee of the whole of the NHS, 222 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,960 93 years old. 223 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:56,480 Lucia now looks after the junior doctors on this site. 224 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,960 You know where they live is called a mess? 225 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,960 But actually it's very clean. It's not a mess at all, is it? 226 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,960 It's only because of her. It's only because of Lucia. 227 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,960 Very nice to meet you. Nice to see you. 228 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,320 The impact of a royal visit, 229 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,960 it's very hard to quantify, 230 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,960 but you get back into the car and you see people just beaming. 231 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,960 It's winter, two hours before sundown, 232 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:22,960 but the Princess Royal 233 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,480 is only halfway through her day's engagements. 234 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,960 I always reminded many of our colleagues 235 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,000 at the British Olympic Association 236 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,960 that while we've all sort of sauntered into 237 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,960 a board meeting at two o'clock that runs till five, 238 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,960 she's probably opened five hospitals 239 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,800 by the time that she's even had lunch. 240 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,160 Does anyone ever try to tell her to slow down a bit? 241 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,640 Er... I mean, good luck. 242 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:49,800 We would try, and, you know, 243 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,960 and then it would be a very short conversation. 244 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,960 At Gillingham, there are hospital building works to inspect 245 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,800 and staff at the Maternity Unit of the Year to congratulate. 246 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,000 ..to events and then coming here. It's amazing. 247 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,960 And I know how demanding it is. 248 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,960 So, really, my hat off to her. 249 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:11,960 She's a remarkably hard-working woman. 250 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,960 I haven't done a curtsy since I did ballet. 251 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,960 I'm just gonna have to do a little bob. 252 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,960 Three, two, one. 253 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,640 Here she comes. 254 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,960 She's got so much more energy than anybody that I know who's 70. 255 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,960 Well, apart from various members of our family. 256 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,960 But she's certainly... 257 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,960 She certainly doesn't act it. 258 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,000 Age is not a thing to her. 259 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,960 It's very much, the more she keeps doing, 260 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,960 the younger she'll stay. 261 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,960 She always says she doesn't have very good role models 262 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,000 for slowing down. No, that's true. 263 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,160 I do remember, 264 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,160 a day the princess must've met a thousand people 265 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,960 on four or five engagements, and I remember thinking, 266 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,960 "I'm absolutely wrecked" at the end of the day. 267 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:02,960 She was still 268 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,960 giving everybody the attention 269 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,320 she gave at the beginning of the day. 270 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,480 Ma'am, if I could introduce Laura and Chris. 271 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,000 And their new baby, Oliver. Nice to see you. 272 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,160 You work here, do you? Yeah. 273 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,320 This is Laura's third baby. 274 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,960 CHRIS: Early Christmas present, I think. 275 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,960 You don't need to wrap it up, OK? 276 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,960 Have a very good Christmas. 277 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,960 You, too. 278 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,960 The princess is scheduled to land at Kensington Palace helipad 279 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,960 at just after four o'clock. 280 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:36,960 A cup of tea, a change of clothes, 281 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,960 and then she'll be off to a charity dinner. 282 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,800 There may be a change to a formal thing, a ball gown, 283 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,960 or cocktail dress, and she's so adept 284 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,960 at chopping and changing. 285 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:49,960 I've not quite mastered the art myself. 286 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,960 The Princess Royal's presence is requested 287 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:55,960 at charity dinners most nights of the week. 288 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,480 She has one golden rule. 289 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,960 I'm very jealous. The princess doesn't drink at all. 290 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:03,960 It is a busy day for her. 291 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,960 She does start early and then doesn't really finish 292 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,960 until nine o'clock at night, maybe. 293 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,000 If it's after a dinner, quite a lot later. 294 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,960 ZARA: I always remember when we were living at Gatcombe 295 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,960 that she would come home from engagements 296 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,960 and she would be in exactly what she was wearing 297 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:19,960 and her make-up on and stuff. Put her welly boots on, 298 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,000 her jacket on, 299 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,320 and then she walks up and goes to do her chickens and get her eggs. 300 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,960 Sitting still really doesn't happen very much. 301 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,160 Sometimes, of course, it's unavoidable. 302 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,960 I'm thinking, how could you possibly take that long? 303 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,960 Princess Anne has got quite a lot of character in her face. 304 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,960 Sculptor Frances Segelman Petchey is making a bust 305 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,320 to mark the princess' 70th birthday. 306 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,960 She's done most of the royal family. 307 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:58,960 She's coming for her second sitting. 308 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,000 I'd love her to have a tiara. I'm gonna try and persuade her today. 309 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,960 Good morning. It's lovely to meet you again. Thank you for coming. 310 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:12,480 I did this sculpture of your mother in 2008. 2008? 311 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,960 Your father in 2000. Boris. 312 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,960 Hm. The hairdo is tricky. LAUGHS 313 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,960 The princess must now be centre of attention, 314 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,960 not something she enjoys. 315 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,960 Caroline Nunnerley is a lady-in-waiting. 316 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,960 Her job? Anticipating the boss's needs. 317 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,640 Right now, it's probably escape. 318 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,960 I'm like a goldfish in a bowl here. 319 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,960 Frances bravely tries the "T" word. 320 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,960 So, we were going to talk about the tiara. Were we? 321 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,960 Yeah. I thought I'd said no. 322 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,960 I know, but I just think it would look so fabulous if you did. 323 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,960 Yeah, but I've only got little tiny tiaras that are not really worth it. 324 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,960 It would just make it so nice. We could think about it again. 325 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,960 Yeah? If you do wear a tiara, will the back still be the same? 326 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:02,320 To be honest, if I'm, if I'm wearing a tiara, 327 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,960 I do my hair differently. It's probably a no. 328 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,480 But there is another type of crown to discuss. 329 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,960 I want people to like us, to feel that they know us. Huh! 330 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:14,960 I know you value your privacy, 331 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,960 but I think there's a lot about you 332 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,960 that they would like if they, if they got a chance. 333 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:22,320 The fact that you're generally... you're good value for money. 334 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,960 Like a pair of long-lasting boots. 335 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,960 Actually, I read an article the other day about the... 336 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,960 I don't watch Netflix and The Crown but... No. 337 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,960 ..the actress was talking about how long it took them 338 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,960 to do their hair like I did. 339 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,960 Really? And I'm thinking, "How could you possibly take that long?" 340 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,960 I mean, it takes me ten or 15 minutes. 341 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,960 You do it yourself? Do you do it yourself? 342 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:44,960 Because it's so much quicker. 343 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,000 And the idea that they're taking that long... 344 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,960 Don't you think I did that every day? 345 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:50,960 I don't think so. How amazing. 346 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,960 The early ones were quite interesting. 347 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:54,960 When your mum was young. 348 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,960 Making a series about people who are still living 349 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,640 is always quite a dangerous thing to do. 350 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,960 The television princess wasn't interested in celebrity. 351 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,960 Not unlike the real one. 352 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,960 She's not a person that is constantly looking for praise. 353 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,320 She gets on and does her work, er, regardless, 354 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:14,960 because she thinks it's important. 355 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,960 Anne doesn't crave the limelight. 356 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,960 She probably had her fill of being in the newspapers 357 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,960 when she was young. 358 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,960 So there's a lot of things that she does under the radar. 359 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,480 There were no tears when Princess Anne 360 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,960 was first captured on film, in September 1950. 361 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:34,960 NEWSREADER: It's an occasion when we would all wish 362 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,960 to share their joy and pride. 363 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:40,960 Anne was a new princess for a new age - the media age. 364 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,960 She grew up surrounded by cameras, in public and at home. 365 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,960 Both the princess' parents were keen home filmmakers. 366 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,960 When he was six, the Earl of Caithness 367 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:59,960 was invited to Balmoral play dates with the five-year-old princess. 368 00:16:59,960 --> 00:17:01,960 I was very fortunate to know Princess Anne. 369 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,640 She was always a lot of fun. 370 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,960 She was a very determined person. 371 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,960 She was not gonna get beaten by a situation or by somebody. 372 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,960 And if somebody could do something, she could do it, too. 373 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,960 She was a very imaginative child, 374 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,640 and curious about everything that happened. 375 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,320 So she was curious about the environment. 376 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,960 And, of course, the Duke was very keen on the environment. 377 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,960 So he was passing that knowledge and interest onto his children, too. 378 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:32,960 She also was, er, brought up by her father to sail in dinghies 379 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,960 and developed a love of sailing. 380 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Almost her earliest memory is going on board the Royal Yacht Britannia. 381 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,960 The Duke of Edinburgh just got on with things. 382 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:45,960 Didn't suffer fools gladly. 383 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,320 And I think it's fair to say that, that... 384 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:53,480 that the princess has many of her father's characteristics. 385 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,960 The Duke of Edinburgh's home movies capture determination, 386 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,960 and perhaps more, in the child who would become the Princess Royal. 387 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,960 She was more determined than most, more competitive than most. 388 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,960 And that was a lovely streak in her. 389 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:12,960 Anne and her brother Charles were first educated together, 390 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,960 at Buckingham Palace by Miss Catherine Peebles. 391 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,960 Schooldays was governess-driven, 392 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,960 so the range of what you can do is quite limited. 393 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,480 My basic skills were OK. 394 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,640 Erm, but we won't go further than that, 395 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:26,960 and I did more French than most people did. 396 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,960 But no maths. And no Latin. 397 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,960 NEWSREADER: A new term at Benenden School... 398 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,640 When she was 12, Anne took the initiative and asked her mother 399 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,960 if she could go to school outside the Palace. 400 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:41,800 The first princess to do so. 401 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,960 I did volunteer to go to school, I have to say. And I was thrilled. 402 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:46,480 School was much more interesting. 403 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,960 NEWSREADER: Now she'll live and learn with 300 other girls 404 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,960 and be treated, at the Queen's request, 405 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,960 exactly the same as any other girl. 406 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,960 This was a new experience, 407 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:59,640 the first time she'd mixed with large groups of other children. 408 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,960 Did you feel you were treated like one of the girls, almost? 409 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,960 You'd have to ask the other girls that. 410 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:05,960 I thought so. LAUGHS 411 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:09,960 One of them was classmate Sandra Hacking, 412 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,320 already part of a tight friendship group. 413 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,960 For six years, they'd share the princess' hopes, 414 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,800 dreams and secrets. 415 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,960 We were given encouragement to be as natural as possible 416 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,960 with, with the princess. 417 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,480 The perception was that the princess might be quite shy, 418 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,960 but we had this group of friends, and the princess, erm, 419 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,960 just popped up and joined in. 420 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,800 For me, of course, it was education at a different level. 421 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:38,960 And the fact that you were doing it with a group of people, 422 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,960 I was amazed at how much I enjoyed it. 423 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,960 And I got on very well with our, er, headmistress, Miss EB Clarke. 424 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,960 But most people were terrified of her. 425 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,160 We used to have quite interesting conversations 426 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,960 and she was fascinating. Didn't happen all that often, 427 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,160 but I was always intrigued by what people were so frightened of. 428 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,960 Perhaps the head was on best behaviour 429 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,320 with a pupil who had her own policeman. 430 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,960 There was a really lovely security officer, 431 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:06,960 and we did lead him a bit of a dance. 432 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,960 It was rather fun to, erm, break out of school 433 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:11,640 and go to the fish and chip shop. 434 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:13,960 And trying to escape this loyal detective 435 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,960 who was supposed to be looking after her. 436 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,480 And erm, anyway, we did that a few times. 437 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:24,960 She was a very normal, er, teenager. She was sensible and fun. 438 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,960 Scotland Yard had help. 439 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,960 Anne's classmates also kept an eye on her. 440 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,960 There was possibly a general instruction 441 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,800 not to talk to the press. 442 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,960 The paparazzi did exist then. 443 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,960 I don't recall intrusion at school, 444 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,640 but on the public road, they were quite keen to photograph her. 445 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,960 So there was a sense of looking after her. 446 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,960 After A Levels, many went on to further education. 447 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,960 The princess went into the family business. 448 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:53,960 So many of my contemporaries, 449 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:55,960 when asked why they were going to university 450 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:57,960 would say, basically, cos that's what you do. 451 00:20:57,960 --> 00:20:59,960 And I'm thinking, really? 452 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:01,960 That's not a very good reason for going to university. 453 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:03,800 So I thought I'd skip that. 454 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,960 But I also thought that I might have the opportunity 455 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,320 to travel with Her Majesty on her tours. 456 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,640 I did geography A Level so it, for me, it made more sense. 457 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:15,960 Shortly before her 19th birthday, 458 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,960 the princess joined her parents on a state visit to Austria. 459 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,960 It was the start of a lifelong career 460 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,960 representing the country abroad. 461 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,960 On early trips, the princess was learning the ropes. 462 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,320 People talk about, erm, being trained 463 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,960 to become a member of the royal family. 464 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,960 Erm, I'm sorry to disappoint you, 465 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,960 there is no such thing, it's just learning by experience. 466 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,320 Hardly ever does anything go quite according to plan, 467 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:43,480 you have to learn that. 468 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,960 One that sticks in my mind about going up in lifts. 469 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,960 There was the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh 470 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:49,960 and the lady-in-waiting and me. 471 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,960 I think we were all dressed for quite a smart do somewhere. 472 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,960 And we went from the ground floor, 473 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,960 we were only supposed to be going two storeys. 474 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,960 And it went up to about the 19th floor, and this chap got in thinking 475 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,960 he was going for a, you know, a spa treatment. 476 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,960 He was... slightly surprised. LAUGHS 477 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,000 In Australia in 1970, 478 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,480 the princess tried out a new approach to royal visits 479 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,960 that Fleet Street dubbed "the walkabout". 480 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,960 I picked a young woman who I thought was, sort of, my age, 481 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,960 and she looked at me and she said, "We've met before." 482 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:22,960 And I'd never been to Australia before, 483 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,160 never done a walkabout before, 484 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,960 and I thought, "Don't be ridiculous." 485 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,480 And she said, "I was the floor maid in Malta when you came." 486 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,960 So you learn. LAUGHS 487 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,960 This is a small world. 488 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,960 At the time Princess Anne came of age, 489 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:38,960 whatever the young did was news. 490 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,960 And whatever young royals did was big news. 491 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,960 Today, they're celebrities, like it or not. 492 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,960 But Anne was the pioneer. 493 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,960 The pressure that is, erm, applied to the younger members of the family 494 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:55,960 is always worse, because that's what the media is interested in, 495 00:22:55,960 --> 00:23:00,320 and that's, er, you know, hard sometimes to deal with. 496 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,960 But there was no social media in my day. 497 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,960 So it probably has made it more difficult. 498 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,960 I know there are lots of younger royals who are very glamorous, 499 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:10,960 but she was a very modern princess. 500 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,160 NEWSREADER: In the relatively short time 501 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,960 that Anne has been a grown-up, fashion-conscious young lady, 502 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:19,960 she's made herself a name for her choice of hats. 503 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:21,960 She was actually rather glamorous, the long hair. 504 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,160 And she was very much of her time. 505 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,800 She's the first princess to wear a miniskirt. 506 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,640 Different looks go in and out of fashion. 507 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:32,480 She's not ahead of it, but she's definitely in there. 508 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,480 And she was on the cover. 509 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,960 For her 21st birthday, there was a landmark portrait. 510 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,960 Well, to be on the cover of Vogue in 1971, 511 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,960 I mean, Vogue cover is for extraordinary women. 512 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,160 And she was very much her own person. 513 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:48,960 Not her mother or her, her aunts. 514 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:53,320 Princess Anne hit Planet Fashion for six. 515 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,960 Her public wardrobe was bold and blocky. 516 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,960 She favoured bright colours and big hats. 517 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,960 She was actually really fashionable as a young woman. 518 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:05,320 And she's, sort of, her own person within those parameters. 519 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,960 The princess turned her visibility to good use, 520 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,960 backing the textile and fashion industries. 521 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:18,960 Tonight, she's at London Fashion Week to present a design award. 522 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,000 So, the princess has been our president since 1985. 523 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,960 In the '60s and '70s, 524 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,960 she was known for her very lively interest in fashion. 525 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,960 The princess has an eye. I'm sure she wouldn't mind me saying 526 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,480 that she has her preferences on colours. 527 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,960 I mean, we see green quite a lot. Natural colours. 528 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,960 In the '80s, she, she started to wear, on public occasions, the suit. 529 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,640 Of course, emblematic of the working woman. 530 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:48,960 She also wears those suits again and again, as a normal woman would. 531 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:53,000 That's made her be recently hailed as an icon of sustainability. 532 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:56,960 I'm probably the very last person to make any comment about fashion. 533 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:01,960 Er, and any husband who makes a comment on, on his wife's, er, 534 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,960 fashion style is, is, is a, is a very brave or risky man. 535 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,960 What I would say is that she has developed a style of her own, 536 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,960 and, and she sticks to it. 537 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,960 She's not driven by others 538 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,000 to do something that doesn't suit her. 539 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,960 MUSIC: 'Get It On' by T.Rex 540 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,960 Back in the 1970s, if the world's most eligible princess 541 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:24,320 was seen anywhere near a bachelor, it made for banner headlines. 542 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:30,960 Captain Mark Phillips was a rising star in the equestrian world. 543 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,960 He met his princess at an Olympic party in 1968. 544 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:37,480 Three years later, the press got their story. 545 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,960 NEWSREADER: After weeks of rumour, speculation and denials, 546 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,960 finally, it's official. 547 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,960 Neither the princess nor her fiance wanted the attention, 548 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:57,000 but their celebrity fuelled royal wedding fever. 549 00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:01,960 In November 1973, the ceremony was a major television event. 550 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,960 There had never been anything like it 551 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,960 in terms of television spectacle, probably since the coronation, 552 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,960 which was on tiny black and white sets. 553 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,960 500 million people watched around the world. 554 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:17,960 With this ring, I thee wed. With this ring, I thee wed. 555 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,960 The wedding made the princess and her new husband 556 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,320 the most famous couple on Earth. 557 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,000 It also made them targets. 558 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,960 Good evening. Shots have been fired 559 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:39,960 at Princess Anne and Captain Phillips. 560 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,960 At least five shots were fired at their car 561 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,960 and the bullets shattered the windows. 562 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,960 Four months after her dazzling wedding, 563 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,960 Princess Anne was the target of would-be kidnapper Ian Ball. 564 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,960 What is interesting is what you remember and how you remember it. 565 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,960 Cos although I thought I remembered everything that had happened, 566 00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:58,960 I would never have been able to swear 567 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,960 that I could remember them in the right order. 568 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:07,960 Because they were like photos. Individual snapshots. Very clearly. 569 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,960 In March 1974, the royal car was returning from a charity event, 570 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:16,160 when Ball forced it to stop. 571 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,960 The Mall is completely closed off here tonight. 572 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:19,960 Now, a gunman got out 573 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,960 and fired several shots through the windscreen. 574 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,000 When Protection Officer Jim Beaton confronted him, 575 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,960 he was shot in the shoulder. 576 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,960 There was a couple of short cracks. 577 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:34,800 I took my pistol, lifted it up and fired it in his direction, 578 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,960 but nothing happened. And it obviously had jammed. 579 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,960 And I managed to get into the car, 580 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,800 and there was Ian Ball with his gun. 581 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,960 So I just stuck up my right hand in front of it and he fired. 582 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:51,960 Erm... and it went through the window, obviously, and into my hand. 583 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,800 The driver and Princess Anne's bodyguard were hurt. 584 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,960 Then a policeman on duty ran up. 585 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:02,960 He was turned on by the gunman and shot at, at point-blank range. 586 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,960 Strangely, I had thought about it before that. 587 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,960 What would you do if? 588 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,960 One thing about horses and sport 589 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:12,960 is you have to prepare for the unexpected 590 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,320 and you've gotta think your way 591 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,960 through the sort of problems that are likely to occur. 592 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,960 And I suppose that was the discipline which... 593 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,320 to some extent coloured my thought processes. 594 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,960 The princess tried to talk the gunman down, 595 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,960 insisting she would not leave the car. 596 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:31,960 I remember, she said to me, 597 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:34,960 "I was so annoyed that he'd tore the sleeve out of my dress," 598 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,320 she said, and it was a good new dress. 599 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:41,160 Before he was overpowered, Ball shot and wounded four people. 600 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,960 They were all given medals by a grateful Queen. 601 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,960 Princess Anne, because she was so cool, calm and collected, 602 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,960 I think it kept the situation within control. 603 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:56,960 Three years later came the birth of a son, Peter. 604 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,960 And in 1981, baby Zara. 605 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:05,960 Their mother decided her children should be plain Mr and Miss. 606 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:11,160 Stunning pictures of her in here. 607 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:13,960 We were always brought up... 608 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,960 on the understanding that we were gonna have to go to work. 609 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,960 We were gonna have to go out and earn our, earn our living. 610 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,960 Regardless of the fact of who our grandmother was 611 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:22,960 or who our mother was. 612 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,960 I think it made us fight harder as well, 613 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,960 to try and be as successful as we could be. 614 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:34,960 Erm, so I definitely, you know, we're very grateful to her 615 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,960 not giving us a title, anyway. LAUGHS 616 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,800 As a member of the royal family, 617 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,800 living with that sort of pressure is hard, 618 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,960 and the expectations that come with it is hard. 619 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,960 And that might have been at the bottom of the list, 620 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,960 that it may be less difficult for you. 621 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,960 But actually, understanding where they sit within the family 622 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,960 and what happens next, it made much more sense. 623 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,960 Peter and Zara both live with their families 624 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:02,000 close to Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire. 625 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:07,640 It was where they grew up, a haven for them and their mother. 626 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,800 It was her, her sanctuary, if you like. 627 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,960 But when you're working you also, erm, 628 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,960 want to be able to then go home and, you know, be, be a mother. 629 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:18,960 You know, she was taking us out, 630 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,960 you know, onto the farm and helping out on the farm, 631 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,960 helping with the lambing and all that sort of stuff. 632 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,960 They didn't give them titles, 633 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:32,160 but Princess Anne and Mark Phillips did give their children a leg-up... 634 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,960 into the saddle. 635 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,960 Captain Phillips was an Olympic gold-medallist 636 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:39,960 before he and Princess Anne were married. 637 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:44,000 For the whole family, horses were work, rest and play. 638 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:48,000 It was part of our lives. We didn't really know anything else. 639 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,960 We both started off with a little Shetland called Smoky. 640 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,960 When we went up to the stables to go and ride, 641 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:56,960 it was a working professional yard. 642 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,960 You know, both our parents were riding. 643 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,960 It was normal. Especially as our father won Olympic medals 644 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,800 and being hugely successful in the sport. 645 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:05,960 That was just life growing up. 646 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,800 But the marriage wasn't to last. 647 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,160 After 19 years, the couple were divorced. 648 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:15,000 Princess Anne then married naval commander Tim Laurence. 649 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,960 It's quite amusing that she married first an army officer 650 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,960 and then a naval officer, 651 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,960 so there must be something about the military that, that attracts her. 652 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:26,960 They met while the up and coming officer was an equerry, 653 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,960 or military assistant to the Queen. 654 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,960 After almost 30 years of marriage, 655 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:36,960 the Vice Admiral and the Princess Royal make a powerful team. 656 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,960 They both have the understanding of what being a part of the... 657 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,960 the wider family means and what is required. 658 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:47,960 And through the last 25 years, plus, that they've been together now, 659 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:52,960 it, it's, erm... he's been a very strong support for her. 660 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,960 Naturally, their interests coincide. 661 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,960 The Trafalgar Dinner's an annual naval tradition 662 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:02,160 and an enjoyable date for both of them. 663 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:07,960 There's a shared love of history, duty and much more besides. 664 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,960 We are both map and chart people. 665 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,960 We like to know where we are and see where we're going. 666 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,960 For more than three decades, 667 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,960 Sir Tim has been able to observe the royal family close up. 668 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,800 Similarities with her father are much talked about. 669 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:24,960 What is less spoken about 670 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:27,960 is the similarities with her mother, the Queen. 671 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:32,800 The, er, the common theme is humour, fun. 672 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,960 One of the great surprises for me when I first went to Balmoral 673 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,960 and to Sandringham and Windsor 674 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:41,960 was that these places are full of laughter. 675 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,960 The love of sport is another bond. 676 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:49,960 We both follow, with great enthusiasm, the Scottish rugby team. 677 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:54,960 As you may have noticed, they don't always win. 678 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:59,800 There is one area where the couple don't see eye to eye. 679 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,480 She grew up with horses. Horses have been part of her life. 680 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:06,480 It's not something I share with her and, sadly, 681 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:08,960 I've never been bitten by the horse bug. 682 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,960 At Gatcombe, that bug draws the crowds 683 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,960 to the Festival of British Eventing. 684 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:19,960 Jane Holderness-Roddam is a lady-in-waiting to the princess, 685 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,960 and a former Olympic gold-medallist. 686 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,000 They first met riding as children. 687 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,960 Even at nine years old or ten years old, you know, 688 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,800 when she appeared, she had great presence. 689 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,960 She never pushed herself forward, but she just, you know, 690 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,160 you knew she was there, sort of thing. 691 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,960 I started to compete. 692 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,160 There was an acceptance that I'd give that a try and see how it went. 693 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:44,320 And then that was more successful than I thought I was going to be. 694 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,160 Well, she was obviously very competitive 695 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:49,800 and she had an amazing affinity with her horses. 696 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,320 You know, her and Doublet were a, just a real partnership, 697 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:53,960 they were a pleasure to watch. 698 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:57,960 At the age of 21, as a member of the British Eventing Team, 699 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:04,160 Princess Anne won gold at the 1971 European Eventing Championships. 700 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:05,960 APPLAUSE 701 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:07,160 Well, sport is a great leveller. 702 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,960 It has no respect for who you are and it, er... 703 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,960 it's a question of whether you succeed. 704 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,960 If you come first in a World Equestrian Games, 705 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,960 nobody can really accuse you of, of having extra favours 706 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,960 because you're a member of the royal family. 707 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,960 You've done it and it's a great thing to achieve. 708 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:28,960 Also in 1971, there was another trophy for the royal mantelpiece. 709 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:33,960 Just being selected with that group of sports people, 710 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,960 has to be a significant honour. 711 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:38,960 Especially from a, from the perspective of a sport 712 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,960 that doesn't get that level of profile. Mm. 713 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:43,960 It gives me great pleasure, Ma'am, 714 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,960 to present this Sports Personality Award of 1971. 715 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:52,000 It was a really important moment for Olympic sport when she won that. 716 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,960 Seeing off George Best at the same time was pretty much up there. 717 00:34:55,960 --> 00:35:00,960 And, of course, Zara went on to win it, er, many, many years later. 718 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,960 Which section of the, er, three-day event do you enjoy best? 719 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,960 The end. LAUGHTER 720 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:11,960 It was a slightly novel, a novel entrance. 721 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:13,960 For everybody. 722 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,960 I was just amazed to be included. 723 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:21,960 But the Olympics were the pinnacle of the princess' career. 724 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:26,320 And brought even more attention to her sport. 725 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:29,960 REPORTER: The Queen was determined to see the tough, 17-mile 726 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:32,960 cross-country course that Princess Anne will find on Saturday. 727 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,960 I wasn't at the Olympics. I couldn't go. 728 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:38,960 So it was all on the television, what we saw. 729 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:42,960 And what I didn't know at the time was that she had this awful fall. 730 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,480 I was going very well. 731 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,960 And then I don't remember anything else. 732 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:50,960 But she got back on and competed. 733 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,960 She was that concussed that she couldn't remember, 734 00:35:53,960 --> 00:35:54,960 and, still to this day, I believe, 735 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,960 doesn't remember the rest of the course. 736 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,640 REPORTER: Nothing at all? Nothing at all, no. 737 00:35:59,640 --> 00:36:03,960 It is probably the most dangerous sport on the planet. 738 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,960 I've watched a lot of three-day eventing. 739 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:10,160 Er, I, know the sort of, the competitive granite, er, 740 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,960 that those men and women are made from. 741 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,960 And she's absolutely hewn from that. 742 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:20,000 Her mantra for life is very much, 743 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,960 if you fall, get back up and try again. 744 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,960 Get up, carry on and mind your manners. 745 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:30,960 All that early exposure inspired the next generation. 746 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:35,480 Zara Phillips was a gold medallist with the British Eventing Team, 747 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,960 and was, for four years, World Champion. 748 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:43,960 In 2012, she won silver at the London Olympics. 749 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,960 Her mother presented the award. 750 00:36:45,960 --> 00:36:50,960 To be given your medal by your mother is, is pretty special. 751 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:54,960 And you can't really ever explain that, that feeling. 752 00:36:54,960 --> 00:37:00,960 She very much, you know, knows what it takes to achieve and to win. 753 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:04,960 Having the whole family come and watch was incredible as well. 754 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:06,960 All the cousins were there, weren't they? Mm. 755 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:10,960 It was a really, erm, special day, a special family day for, erm... 756 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:14,960 It's the only competition that everyone's watched me in but... 757 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,960 Well, if it's gonna be one, it's gonna be that one. 758 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,960 Was it very important that you beat your mother's record? 759 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:25,960 Hmm, no, but it was very important I beat my father's. 760 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:28,960 LAUGHTER 761 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:30,960 It was pointed out to me a while ago that, erm, 762 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,960 that I'm the only member of my direct family 763 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:33,960 not to have a gold medal. 764 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,960 Erm, but, erm, we've moved on from that. 765 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,960 SPEAKER: The International Olympic Committee... 766 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:43,480 It was her competitors' understanding of the Olympics 767 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,960 that made the princess a key player 768 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,960 in the bid to bring the Games to London in 2012. 769 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:49,960 London! 770 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:57,960 I really think the team have earned it. 771 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:59,800 They've done a fantastic job. 772 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:03,960 She was absolutely integral to our winning the, er, 773 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,960 bid for the Olympics in 2005. 774 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:10,960 Then did a huge job, er, with the British Olympic Association. 775 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,960 The Princess Royal was on the... the big committee, 776 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:17,800 and her contribution was seismic. 777 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,960 Er, and it was always to the point. 778 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:24,160 Erm, she doesn't always suffer fools, er, gladly. 779 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,960 She doesn't speak for the sake of speaking. 780 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,960 I do remember, after a rather long-winded, erm, 781 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:34,960 interjection by one of the, er, committee members, 782 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,960 she'd actually forgotten to turn her microphone off. 783 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,320 And she did manage to utter the immortal words, 784 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:45,960 "I think this person is probably the most stupid person in world sport." 785 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,960 Er, and this echoed absolutely around the room. 786 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:51,960 And she never flinched. 787 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,960 It was as though it never happened, and we just moved on. 788 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:58,640 But it is probably one of my favourite moments. 789 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:02,960 Not flinching is a speciality. 790 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:04,960 Even in the heat of battle. 791 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:17,320 In Estonia, the King's Royal Hussars are awaiting the princess, 792 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:18,960 their colonel-in-chief. 793 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,320 She's coming east to observe their manoeuvres 794 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,960 as part of a NATO battle group. 795 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:26,640 The first time I've driven a member of the royal family. 796 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,960 I'm buzzing, I'm really looking forward to it. 797 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,160 It's an honour to have a member of the royal family on our tank. 798 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:32,960 Tell the grandkids. THEY LAUGH 799 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:38,960 The monarchy is our guiding light, our moral compass. 800 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:41,960 Having someone like the Princess Royal, who stands for that family, 801 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,960 and she's the head of our family, is incredibly important. 802 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,960 She's hugely in admiration 803 00:39:47,960 --> 00:39:50,960 of what the United Kingdom's military does for this country, 804 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,480 and she wants to support them. 805 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:54,960 It was really good. 806 00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:57,800 She's interested in seeing variants of what we do. 807 00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,960 It's really nice to see her come out and get amongst all the lads. 808 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,640 I think it's important that they recognise 809 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,960 that there is somebody from outside the military 810 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,960 who might understand what they're doing. 811 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,960 They are working very hard, so that's... 812 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:14,480 I hope what they feel is... is being achieved. 813 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,960 We all know her, and we've all felt that personal touch 814 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:18,960 that she brings. 815 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:23,480 And her ability to talk to everyone, er, of any rank, 816 00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:26,960 of any age is something that we all love about her. 817 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:30,480 So, as Royal Engineers, we're setting up battlefield simulations 818 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:31,960 for the attack that's gonna happen. 819 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:35,960 The Challenger 2 is a hugely effective piece of equipment. 820 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:38,960 There are in-life upgrades going on at the moment. 821 00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:41,640 There's always the technology to catch up on, 822 00:40:41,640 --> 00:40:43,480 cos that's changing all the time. 823 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,960 It's quite a full-on environment. It's loud, it's noisy. 824 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:01,000 She loves going in any of her army vehicles. 825 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:04,960 She loves driving the tanks, firing the guns. 826 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:08,960 There's a huge amount going on. 827 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:12,960 I was impressed by actually how much she immediately understood. 828 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,160 Right in the middle, she got out her... 829 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,960 her phone and started filming, which is what people do today. 830 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:26,160 She doesn't stand above and beyond it, and she's terribly human. 831 00:41:29,960 --> 00:41:35,960 At headquarters, the officers' mess is a shrine to their royal comrade. 832 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,480 As a member of the royal family, 833 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:39,960 females were tended to be treated as honorary men. 834 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:41,000 So, you know, they would become involved 835 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:43,160 in organisations that are otherwise men-only. 836 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:46,960 In 1969, the princess joined up. 837 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:47,960 Her first rank? 838 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:53,160 Colonel-in-chief of the 14th/20th Hussars, as they were then known. 839 00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:54,960 That was almost the first thing that I did, 840 00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:56,960 and they were in Germany then. 841 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,320 At the age of 19, 842 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:02,960 she was on exercise in a Chieftain tank named after her. 843 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:04,480 Just perfect for Trafalgar Square. 844 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:05,960 No. LAUGHS 845 00:42:05,960 --> 00:42:07,960 That solves all your problems, really. 846 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,000 Oh, they're fantastic bits of kit. 847 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:12,960 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Angus Tilney 848 00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:15,960 is keeper of the regimental scrapbook. 849 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,960 We've got photos here of the Princess Royal 850 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:20,960 driving a Chieftain, er, with her headscarf on. 851 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,800 I'd make sure she had a helmet on if she did it today. 852 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,960 And firing the Sterling submachine gun. 853 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:28,960 Again, no ear defence in those days. 854 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,960 Erm, but certainly today, we'd make sure that she did! 855 00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,960 LAUGHS 856 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:35,960 It'd be the end of me if I had the Princess Royal 857 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:38,960 shooting a Sterling submachinegun without ear defenders. 858 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,480 But she seems pretty easy with it. 859 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,960 She's actually the longest-serving member of the King's Royal Hussars. 860 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,960 It's a very long association. 861 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:51,960 I thought I'd got old when the son of the commanding officer, 862 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:55,960 who, when I met him, was in short pants in Germany, 863 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:57,960 became an officer in the regiment. 864 00:42:57,960 --> 00:42:59,960 I thought I'd been there too long already. 865 00:42:59,960 --> 00:43:03,960 We're into grandchildren, yeah. LAUGHS 866 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,640 When she was very young, 867 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,960 Princess Anne would join Prince Charles 868 00:43:07,960 --> 00:43:11,480 watching the Queen at the grandest military ceremony of all. 869 00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,960 It's among her first memories. 870 00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:17,960 Well, the earliest ones were the Trooping of the Colour, 871 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:18,960 the Birthday Parade. 872 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:20,960 It was important training for Princess Anne 873 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:23,960 in the ceremonial role of the monarchy. 874 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,960 You were allowed to go quite early in your career. 875 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:29,960 That was much the earliest of the sort of ceremonial events 876 00:43:29,960 --> 00:43:30,960 you were allowed to be part of. 877 00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:33,960 State visits came much later. 878 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:39,640 For today's ceremony, the princess will ride behind the Queen 879 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:41,160 as a Royal Colonel. 880 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,800 Right, final polish and grooming. 881 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:45,000 You can get the other horse out now, chap. 882 00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,960 Every year, Royal Stud Groom Terry Pendry 883 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:50,960 prepares the family's horses for the ceremony. 884 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:54,960 The Princess Royal, there we have her saddle. 885 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:56,960 She's a fine, fine horsewoman. 886 00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:59,000 Passed on from her mother, her grandmother. 887 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,960 All the royal children, they learn to walk, 888 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,160 and straight after walking, they were learnt to ride. 889 00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:07,960 And, of course, the Princess Royal just went from strength to strength. 890 00:44:07,960 --> 00:44:10,960 I did compete against her. 891 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,960 On the odd occasion, I have beaten her. 892 00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:15,960 But most of the time, I would have seen 893 00:44:15,960 --> 00:44:17,480 her backside disappearing into... 894 00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:19,640 She was a lot better than I'll ever be. 895 00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:21,960 Right, saddles on. 896 00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:24,960 I'm pretty certain they know they're going on parade. 897 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:26,960 George behind me certainly does. 898 00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:28,960 Yeah, they do know, I'm certain of it. 899 00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:34,960 Trooping the Colour is the most astonishing mixture 900 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:36,480 of pageantry, 901 00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:40,960 military ceremonial horsemanship and horsewomanship. 902 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:43,960 But at the heart of it is this family. 903 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:45,960 And the family, of course, are on performance. 904 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:47,960 Anne, of course, does very well, 905 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:49,960 since she probably rides more than the others. 906 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,960 Trooping the Colour, it is absolutely crucial 907 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:56,320 in terms of what they do as members of that family. 908 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,960 For me, like, family occasions were all about 909 00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:04,960 hanging out with our cousins and just having as much fun as possible. 910 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:07,480 You'd get a clip round the ear and say, "Right, behave yourself," 911 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:08,960 you know, "We're going out on the balcony. 912 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:11,960 "Don't pick your nose," and, you know, "Don't yawn." 913 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:18,480 Today, the Princess Royal increasingly helps out the Queen, 914 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:20,960 and not just in military ceremonies. 915 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:22,960 She also takes a key role 916 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:25,960 in the most exciting civil event, the Investitures. 917 00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:30,960 I didn't think I would ever be asked to do an Investiture. 918 00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,960 It's a real pleasure. I'm delighted to be able to go on doing those. 919 00:45:33,960 --> 00:45:35,640 These are all British Empire. 920 00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:36,960 That's a CBE. 921 00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:40,640 And then over there is the sword that the Princess Royal 922 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,960 will be using for the Investiture today. 923 00:45:42,960 --> 00:45:44,960 The honours system is a wonderful way 924 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,960 of recognising individual people around the country 925 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:48,960 that makes this country great, 926 00:45:48,960 --> 00:45:52,960 rather than, you know, big companies or politicians. 927 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:54,960 This is it. 928 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:58,960 Journalist Brenda Emmanus is to receive the OBE 929 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:01,960 for services to broadcasting and diversity. 930 00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:04,960 READS: "Her Majesty the Queen may be graciously pleased 931 00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:06,960 "to approve that you be appointed 932 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:10,480 "an Officer of the Order of the British Empire." 933 00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:14,480 It's really quite amazing and quite humbling. 934 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:15,800 My mother was so proud. 935 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:18,960 It's the first time I've seen her genuinely bursting with pride. 936 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:21,960 Choosing what to wear took forever. 937 00:46:21,960 --> 00:46:22,960 That's the coat. 938 00:46:22,960 --> 00:46:25,480 But I'm not sure what the formality is, 939 00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:27,960 whether you keep your coat on or take your coat off 940 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:29,960 when you go up to do your bit. 941 00:46:30,960 --> 00:46:32,960 Go straight up the stairs. 942 00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:37,960 Today, 65 recipients and their families 943 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:40,960 have travelled to Buckingham Palace. 944 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:44,960 Linda Longstaff has come from Sunderland to receive an MBE 945 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,960 for her work as a hospital chaplain. 946 00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:50,800 Absolutely overwhelmed. What a day! 947 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:54,960 And to be with my husband and my two girls... 948 00:46:54,960 --> 00:46:57,160 it's wonderful. 949 00:46:57,160 --> 00:47:01,960 For most people, this will be their first contact with the royal family. 950 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:04,960 Brenda's mum has bought a new hat. 951 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:07,960 I feel very proud this morning. 952 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:09,960 Yes, I am. 953 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:11,960 Because of my daughter. 954 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:14,960 Coming to get this, it's quite a thing, actually, 955 00:47:14,960 --> 00:47:15,960 it's starting to hit me. 956 00:47:17,960 --> 00:47:21,800 The Princess Royal likes to spend a chunk of time 957 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:23,960 talking to each recipient. She's really good at it. 958 00:47:23,960 --> 00:47:25,960 So, you know, we tailor the numbers accordingly. 959 00:47:25,960 --> 00:47:29,480 She does her homework, with her staff, on each person 960 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:31,960 so that she knows their background story 961 00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:34,960 and, er, will remember each one as they come up. 962 00:47:34,960 --> 00:47:36,960 She's exceptional at it. 963 00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:38,960 If you get in a position where you can see and hear 964 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:40,960 what I have to say, please. 965 00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:43,960 It's my job to explain how an Investiture works. 966 00:47:43,960 --> 00:47:46,960 Turn to face the Princess Royal, neck bow. 967 00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:49,960 And from the ladies, and much better than I can do, it's a curtsey. 968 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:52,960 We're now moving forward towards the dais, 969 00:47:52,960 --> 00:47:56,000 receive your award, conversation, hand shake. 970 00:47:56,000 --> 00:47:58,960 Take it, shake it, let go... LAUGHTER 971 00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:00,960 ..and go back two or three paces. 972 00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,960 Neck bow, or a curtsey, 973 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:06,960 turn to your right, and passing out in that direction. 974 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:13,960 People whinge about having an awards system. 975 00:48:13,960 --> 00:48:16,480 But, actually, this one does work. 976 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:19,960 And, I think, on the whole, the decisions made have been good, 977 00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:22,320 and they do reflect, I think, appropriately, 978 00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:24,640 the important issues. 979 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:26,000 The system itself gets a bit of flack 980 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,960 because occasionally somebody controversial gets an honour, 981 00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:32,960 but the award of an MBE to somebody who's been beavering away 982 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:36,640 for ten or 20 years, supporting some charitable cause 983 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:41,000 is a massively important part of our national life, I think. 984 00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:45,960 This is absolutely the heart of what the monarchy does. 985 00:48:46,960 --> 00:48:50,960 Because the princess has been going around the country 986 00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:55,960 for 50 years-ish, she would give an MBE out to a health worker, 987 00:48:55,960 --> 00:48:57,960 and the lady would say, 988 00:48:57,960 --> 00:49:00,960 "I remember when you opened the General Hospital 989 00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:03,960 "in North Allerton in 1980." 990 00:49:03,960 --> 00:49:05,960 And then the conversation would go on from there. 991 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:11,960 Talking about, erm, we've met before. 992 00:49:11,960 --> 00:49:15,960 That happens more in Investitures than I care to think. 993 00:49:15,960 --> 00:49:18,160 And then often a bit of a challenge. 994 00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:20,960 But there you go. LAUGHS 995 00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:22,960 WHISPERS: She was lovely. 996 00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,960 She really does hold a conversation with you. 997 00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:27,640 Cos I was really worried what to say. 998 00:49:27,640 --> 00:49:28,960 And she knows about you, as well. 999 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:31,960 She asked me I prefer being in front of the camera or behind. 1000 00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:33,960 She knew a lot about my artwork. 1001 00:49:33,960 --> 00:49:36,960 Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it? 1002 00:49:37,960 --> 00:49:43,000 Some of the palace authorities thought the Princess' Investitures 1003 00:49:43,000 --> 00:49:45,960 went on a bit too long. 1004 00:49:45,960 --> 00:49:50,000 But it gave enormous joy and pride to the recipients, 1005 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:52,960 which, at the end of the day, is what it's all about. 1006 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:56,960 The royal presence makes all the difference. 1007 00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:00,000 It's the electricity the Princess aims to bring 1008 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,960 to the 300 charities she represents. 1009 00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:14,480 Hello. Hello. 1010 00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:15,960 And that was a preview of Princess Anne and me 1011 00:50:15,960 --> 00:50:17,960 on our Blue Peter Royal Safari. 1012 00:50:17,960 --> 00:50:21,160 The Princess Royal has spent 50 years 1013 00:50:21,160 --> 00:50:24,960 bringing the spotlight to the vast array of charities she represents. 1014 00:50:25,960 --> 00:50:27,960 It all began in 1970, 1015 00:50:27,960 --> 00:50:31,640 when she became president of Save The Children. 1016 00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:35,960 I don't know why they asked me cos, patently, as a 19-year-old, 1017 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:40,960 erm, who'd done very little, that was quite a interesting risk. 1018 00:50:40,960 --> 00:50:43,960 The princess gets this wonderful new role. 1019 00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:46,960 Royal events before that, she'd maybe been, you know, 1020 00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:48,960 with her mother and father, or maybe with Prince Charles. 1021 00:50:48,960 --> 00:50:51,960 So this time, it was, you know, it was her film. 1022 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:55,960 Do you like flying? Well, I wouldn't consider it 1023 00:50:55,960 --> 00:50:57,960 one of my favourite forms of transport. 1024 00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:01,000 Probably, that first interview was a little bit awkward, 1025 00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:02,960 because it was the first time she was doing it 1026 00:51:02,960 --> 00:51:04,960 and the first time I was doing it. 1027 00:51:04,960 --> 00:51:07,960 Once we got into Kenya, it became much more relaxed. 1028 00:51:07,960 --> 00:51:09,960 LION GROWLS Grrrrr! 1029 00:51:10,960 --> 00:51:13,960 She's very natural, she was very easy with the children. 1030 00:51:13,960 --> 00:51:16,960 I think she was enjoying the film, being there and being... 1031 00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:19,960 Let's face it, she was the centre of attention. 1032 00:51:19,960 --> 00:51:23,960 But she absolutely knew all about the Save The Children fund. 1033 00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:26,960 And she absolutely wasn't going to make any mistakes, 1034 00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:28,960 she'd done her homework. 1035 00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,800 She was in charge of Save The Children when I was a kid, 1036 00:51:31,800 --> 00:51:32,960 as far as I can remember. 1037 00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:34,960 I thought, "Who is this person who wants to save me 1038 00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:36,960 "and all other children?" 1039 00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:38,960 At the charity's London headquarters, 1040 00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:40,960 they're awaiting her arrival. 1041 00:51:41,960 --> 00:51:43,960 50 years after she joined them, 1042 00:51:43,960 --> 00:51:46,960 Her Royal Highness is still on the headed notepaper 1043 00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:48,960 and on the board. 1044 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:50,960 I suppose it took me about ten years to work out 1045 00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:53,960 just how Save The Children... functioned. 1046 00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:56,960 So I didn't say much in ten years! SHE CHUCKLES 1047 00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:58,960 It was a good organisation to learn from, 1048 00:51:58,960 --> 00:52:00,960 because it... If you've got children involved, 1049 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:02,960 it's about health, it's about education. 1050 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:04,960 It links to all sorts of other things. 1051 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:08,960 The princess has a really inquisitive mind, 1052 00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:13,960 er, and a huge knowledge across the workings of all her charities. 1053 00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:16,960 The great advantage of having the Princess Royal 1054 00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:18,960 sitting at your boardroom table 1055 00:52:18,960 --> 00:52:21,960 is that, when you have somebody 1056 00:52:21,960 --> 00:52:24,960 of that bandwidth of experience, 1057 00:52:24,960 --> 00:52:27,960 it allows you to make much better, and informed, decisions. 1058 00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:31,640 The princess delivers experience and exposure 1059 00:52:31,640 --> 00:52:35,800 to more than 300 charities and patronages. 1060 00:52:35,800 --> 00:52:37,960 It was the reason that, in 1987, 1061 00:52:37,960 --> 00:52:39,960 the Queen made her Princess Royal. 1062 00:52:39,960 --> 00:52:41,960 APPLAUSE 1063 00:52:41,960 --> 00:52:44,960 One of the things my father said was, you know, 1064 00:52:44,960 --> 00:52:46,960 "You'll be offered a whole lot of things." 1065 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:50,800 And the big mistake that was made in the past 1066 00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:53,640 was just accepting anything that anybody asked you to do. 1067 00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:55,960 And he said, you know, "Just be a bit careful, 1068 00:52:55,960 --> 00:52:58,960 "and find something that either you're interested in, 1069 00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:00,960 "or you think you might be able to have an impact." 1070 00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:06,640 And, for me, that was the Riding for the Disabled Association. 1071 00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:10,960 No knowledge of disabilities, but some knowledge of ponies. 1072 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:15,960 In June, the charity holds a weekend of competitions and displays. 1073 00:53:15,960 --> 00:53:18,960 It's a fixture in the princess' diary. 1074 00:53:18,960 --> 00:53:21,960 Her Royal Highness has been involved with Riding for the Disabled 1075 00:53:21,960 --> 00:53:23,960 for 50 years. 1076 00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:26,960 The fact that she's a horsewoman makes it much more authentic. 1077 00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,960 She's incredibly inspirational. 1078 00:53:28,960 --> 00:53:32,000 Afternoon. This is my horse, Seren. 1079 00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:35,320 Have you not competed yet? Not yet. 1080 00:53:35,320 --> 00:53:39,320 Well, horses are used as a great therapy in lots of organisations, 1081 00:53:39,320 --> 00:53:43,960 and the princess knows very much the therapeutic use of riding, 1082 00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:47,960 erm, to help both physical disabilities and mental. 1083 00:53:47,960 --> 00:53:50,960 The organisation has provided support 1084 00:53:50,960 --> 00:53:53,960 for 17-year-old showjumper Evie Toombes. 1085 00:53:53,960 --> 00:53:57,320 She hasn't let the complications of spina bifida 1086 00:53:57,320 --> 00:53:59,960 dent her Paralympic ambitions. 1087 00:53:59,960 --> 00:54:03,960 It's a wonderful association. It helps in so many ways. 1088 00:54:03,960 --> 00:54:06,480 Daisy recognises that my legs don't work very well 1089 00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:09,000 and I'm not very strong. She knows when I'm a bit weak, 1090 00:54:09,000 --> 00:54:11,960 and she can kind of look after me that bit more. 1091 00:54:11,960 --> 00:54:13,960 She's very special to me. 1092 00:54:13,960 --> 00:54:16,960 Horses make the world go round! 1093 00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:18,960 At least, for everyone here. SHE LAUGHS 1094 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:20,960 I actually had to ask my sister, 1095 00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:22,960 "What is the correct way to address the princess?" 1096 00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:24,960 Oh, yeah. What is the correct way? 1097 00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:26,960 Do I say, "Ma'am," or, "Your Highness"? 1098 00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:28,960 Cos I was gonna say, "Her Royal Highness, 1099 00:54:28,960 --> 00:54:30,800 "the Princess Royal," or...? 1100 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:34,960 WOMAN: This is Evie Toombes. Good afternoon, Ma'am. Nice to meet you. 1101 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:37,960 She rides with Lincolnshire Wolds RDA. She's an amazing showjumper. 1102 00:54:37,960 --> 00:54:39,960 You competed this morning, didn't you? 1103 00:54:39,960 --> 00:54:40,960 Yeah, I do a lot of riding, 1104 00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:44,960 and I also visit primary schools to educate on hidden illnesses 1105 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:46,960 and kind of spread the love for riding. 1106 00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:49,160 So, when did you start riding, yourself? How old were you? 1107 00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:51,960 I was about four years old, cos my mum rides, 1108 00:54:51,960 --> 00:54:54,960 so I'm really lucky in that aspect, yeah. I got pushed. 1109 00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:57,800 Even my neurosurgeon, when I had neurosurgery, 1110 00:54:57,800 --> 00:54:58,960 said, "Get on a horse," so... 1111 00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:01,000 Well, that's... That was doctor's orders. Yeah! 1112 00:55:04,160 --> 00:55:05,960 I expected her almost to be a bit, like... 1113 00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:08,320 up it and posh and all that, but she was nice. 1114 00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:11,960 She's so relaxed, though. It makes it so enjoyable, doesn't it? 1115 00:55:11,960 --> 00:55:14,960 Because she's so relaxed, she's not bothered. 1116 00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:17,960 And she laughs. Yeah. Which is really important. 1117 00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:20,960 BORIS JOHNSON: She invests a huge amount of time in... 1118 00:55:20,960 --> 00:55:23,960 in all sorts of charities around this country. 1119 00:55:23,960 --> 00:55:27,320 And sticks up for, er, you know, the smallest and most obscure, 1120 00:55:27,320 --> 00:55:29,480 er, charities you could - you could imagine. 1121 00:55:29,480 --> 00:55:32,960 The small organisations who find it more difficult... 1122 00:55:32,960 --> 00:55:35,960 I think raising their profile is no bad thing. 1123 00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:40,960 Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is a small charity with a big profile. 1124 00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:43,960 Partly thanks to the princess' patronage. 1125 00:55:43,960 --> 00:55:46,960 Hearing Dogs came through a chap I met years ago, who, 1126 00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:49,000 erm, blinded in the war, 1127 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,960 was very much part of my father's life. 1128 00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:53,960 He was one of those people who said, 1129 00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,960 "No," he said, "I'd rather be blind, because I... 1130 00:55:56,960 --> 00:55:59,960 "If I couldn't hear, I couldn't be part of this conversation." 1131 00:55:59,960 --> 00:56:03,960 And suddenly you become aware of the fact that this is an isolation, 1132 00:56:03,960 --> 00:56:05,640 erm, by being deaf. 1133 00:56:05,640 --> 00:56:08,960 And the dogs helped people get over that. 1134 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:10,960 The charity trains the puppies 1135 00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:13,960 and the deaf people they'll live with. 1136 00:56:13,960 --> 00:56:15,960 The princess has been patron since 1992. 1137 00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:19,000 Hello, darlings! Hello! 1138 00:56:19,000 --> 00:56:23,320 Michele Jennings is the organisation's new chief executive. 1139 00:56:23,320 --> 00:56:26,960 She's still getting used to the hands-on royal. 1140 00:56:26,960 --> 00:56:30,160 She does far more than I ever expected a royal patron to do. 1141 00:56:30,160 --> 00:56:32,960 The temperament is crucially important, 1142 00:56:32,960 --> 00:56:36,960 so we breed about 75% of our own dogs. 1143 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:38,960 She's incredibly engaged 1144 00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:41,960 in how we're bringing up these animals, how we're training them. 1145 00:56:41,960 --> 00:56:44,160 It's very complex, what we do. 1146 00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:47,960 The whole working life of the dog is around £45,000. 1147 00:56:47,960 --> 00:56:50,960 It's a very, very costly endeavour. 1148 00:56:50,960 --> 00:56:52,640 But it changes lives. 1149 00:56:52,640 --> 00:56:54,960 The people you go and visit and see, 1150 00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:57,960 they're the ones doing the research, the development 1151 00:56:57,960 --> 00:56:58,960 and the work on the ground, 1152 00:56:58,960 --> 00:57:02,800 and being the volunteers who make the difference. Not me. 1153 00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:04,960 But you can sometimes help other people 1154 00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:07,960 make an even bigger impact than they're already doing. 1155 00:57:07,960 --> 00:57:11,480 The team work around the clock to train dogs like Scamp, 1156 00:57:11,480 --> 00:57:16,960 who's become the ears of 15-year-old Amelia Price-Moxon. 1157 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:18,960 May I introduce Amelia? 1158 00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:20,960 Hello. Nice to meet you. With her hearing dog, Scamp. 1159 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:22,960 Morning, Scamp. 1160 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:26,000 So, what have you found has been helpful about Scamp? 1161 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:28,960 Erm, he's made me feel more confident. 1162 00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:30,960 Do you go out more? Yeah, with him. 1163 00:57:30,960 --> 00:57:32,960 On buses and trains... Yeah. 1164 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:34,960 ..and things like that. And he's good at that? Yeah. 1165 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:37,960 Very good. That's crucial. Yes. 1166 00:57:37,960 --> 00:57:39,960 Cos Amelia can't really hear behind her, or... 1167 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:42,000 so the safety aspect. 1168 00:57:42,000 --> 00:57:44,960 Scamp's been a lifesaver for you, hasn't he? 1169 00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:46,800 Yeah. Very good. 1170 00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,960 And he does school assemblies, as well. 1171 00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:49,960 Oh, really? Yes. Yeah. 1172 00:57:49,960 --> 00:57:53,640 Mm. He likes doing those, does he? And what about in the house? 1173 00:57:53,640 --> 00:57:56,960 Yeah. He, like, helps me like sleep better, 1174 00:57:56,960 --> 00:57:58,960 as I know he's there with me. Mm-hm. 1175 00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:02,960 And he does - he doesn't sleep on the bed, does he? 1176 00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:04,960 Yeah. But at the end. OK. 1177 00:58:04,960 --> 00:58:06,960 LAUGHTER 1178 00:58:06,960 --> 00:58:09,960 PETER PHILIPS: She's been supporting a lot of these organisations 1179 00:58:09,960 --> 00:58:11,960 for many, many years. 1180 00:58:11,960 --> 00:58:14,160 She's invested in, you know, all those things now. 1181 00:58:14,160 --> 00:58:18,640 That's why, I think, everything that she's involved in has done so well. 1182 00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:20,960 If you've got that much knowledge and... 1183 00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:24,960 erm, association with something, you put your passion into it. 1184 00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:26,960 Certainly, as she's got older, 1185 00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:29,960 she's tried to cut down, although she clearly hasn't. 1186 00:58:29,960 --> 00:58:32,960 As the princess enters her eighth decade, 1187 00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:36,960 cutting down is not on the agenda. 1188 00:58:43,960 --> 00:58:46,960 When Trooping the Colour's over for another year, 1189 00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:49,960 the Household Cavalry head for the beach. 1190 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:53,960 It's time for the horses' summer holiday. 1191 00:58:53,960 --> 00:58:55,960 We come out here to get the horses away from London. 1192 00:58:55,960 --> 00:58:58,960 We're really lucky to be able to take them 1193 00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:01,960 for a couple of beach rides, go for a canter-slash-gallop, 1194 00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:03,960 and we take the horses swimming. 1195 00:59:03,960 --> 00:59:05,960 Some of them love it. 1196 00:59:05,960 --> 00:59:08,960 Some of them are a bit reluctant to get in the water. 1197 00:59:08,960 --> 00:59:11,960 Their colonel also enjoys the seaside. 1198 00:59:11,960 --> 00:59:14,960 Today, she's dropping in for a private visit, 1199 00:59:14,960 --> 00:59:17,960 horseplay and a spot of lunch. 1200 00:59:17,960 --> 00:59:19,960 Every year, she comes up after the Queen's birthday 1201 00:59:19,960 --> 00:59:21,960 for a drink in the mess. 1202 00:59:21,960 --> 00:59:23,000 And occasionally to some dinners. 1203 00:59:23,000 --> 00:59:25,960 Erm, but not to summer camp, regularly. 1204 00:59:25,960 --> 00:59:27,960 She came up, erm... Well, she was due to come up last year, 1205 00:59:27,960 --> 00:59:29,960 but, unfortunately, her helicopter broke down. 1206 00:59:29,960 --> 00:59:30,960 Morning. 1207 00:59:30,960 --> 00:59:34,960 Colonel Anne, as she's known, arrives without fuss or formality 1208 00:59:34,960 --> 00:59:37,960 and joins in the camp activities. 1209 00:59:37,960 --> 00:59:40,960 It's a bit more of a relaxed environment. 1210 00:59:40,960 --> 00:59:42,960 And it's great to be able to see, you know, our colonel 1211 00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:45,960 come along to chat to lots of soldiers and the officers, 1212 00:59:45,960 --> 00:59:47,960 to meet the horses, to go for a ride. 1213 00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:49,960 It's just a really good way to do a visit. 1214 00:59:49,960 --> 00:59:51,960 OK, we have Oscar for you to ride... OK. 1215 00:59:51,960 --> 00:59:53,960 ..ride later. 1216 00:59:53,960 --> 00:59:56,960 Major Harriet Telfer is a regimental vet, 1217 00:59:56,960 --> 00:59:59,960 used to talking horse with the princess. 1218 00:59:59,960 --> 01:00:01,960 I mean, clearly, her horse knowledge is... 1219 01:00:01,960 --> 01:00:03,960 is outstanding. 1220 01:00:03,960 --> 01:00:05,960 Even as a clinician, I sort of... 1221 01:00:05,960 --> 01:00:08,960 worry that she knows more than I do about the horses! 1222 01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:10,960 And you'd think that would be intimidating, 1223 01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:11,960 but it isn't, cos she puts you at ease. 1224 01:00:13,640 --> 01:00:15,960 You seem to have an empty box. LAUGHTER 1225 01:00:15,960 --> 01:00:18,640 You see Colonel Anne go up to soldiers, 1226 01:00:18,640 --> 01:00:21,960 and, at first, they are really nervous. Rigidly nervous. 1227 01:00:21,960 --> 01:00:24,960 And as soon as she starts talking, and talking about 1228 01:00:24,960 --> 01:00:26,960 something they know, they just instantly relax. 1229 01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:29,960 Colonel, we've got you on Javelin, which is a colonel's horse. 1230 01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:32,960 Oh, Javelin. I thought you said Oscar. 1231 01:00:32,960 --> 01:00:34,960 Well, it was Oscar. Erm... 1232 01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:37,960 I've taken advice from the other riding master. 1233 01:00:37,960 --> 01:00:38,960 So you've spread the blame already! 1234 01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:41,960 Yeah, absolutely! Erm, I rode Javelin yesterday on the drills, 1235 01:00:41,960 --> 01:00:43,960 and she was very good, actually. No, fair enough. 1236 01:00:43,960 --> 01:00:45,960 HORSE WHICKERS 1237 01:00:45,960 --> 01:00:47,960 It's not Trooping the Colour. 1238 01:00:47,960 --> 01:00:50,960 But the day still has some of the ingredients the princess enjoys: 1239 01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:53,960 duty, precision and horses. 1240 01:00:53,960 --> 01:00:56,960 No, walk on. Not backwards. Thank you. 1241 01:00:57,960 --> 01:01:00,160 12 months on, 1242 01:01:00,160 --> 01:01:03,960 a virus has made all this a golden memory. 1243 01:01:03,960 --> 01:01:08,160 Back at Gatcombe Park, the farmer princess has work to do. 1244 01:01:08,160 --> 01:01:09,960 Well, I don't sit still. 1245 01:01:09,960 --> 01:01:11,960 I mean, that's the advantage of being here, 1246 01:01:11,960 --> 01:01:14,960 is there's always plenty to do, and a lot of it is physical. 1247 01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:16,640 She doesn't go to the gym, but she is... 1248 01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:20,320 She will always go for a walk, or she'll always do something in a day. 1249 01:01:20,320 --> 01:01:23,960 You know, she's... she's very disciplined in... 1250 01:01:23,960 --> 01:01:25,960 in that kind of thing. She still rides every day. 1251 01:01:25,960 --> 01:01:28,960 She's always walking the dogs. She's not one of these people 1252 01:01:28,960 --> 01:01:31,960 to sit down and, you know, feel sorry for yourself. 1253 01:01:31,960 --> 01:01:33,960 As soon as travel was legal, 1254 01:01:33,960 --> 01:01:36,960 she was back visiting testing stations. 1255 01:01:36,960 --> 01:01:39,640 Good afternoon, Your Royal Highness. Good afternoon. 1256 01:01:39,640 --> 01:01:41,960 In time of crisis, representing the Queen. 1257 01:01:41,960 --> 01:01:43,960 'In this day and age, 1258 01:01:43,960 --> 01:01:46,960 'there's still an expectation of the monarch 1259 01:01:46,960 --> 01:01:49,960 'for that kind of overall assistance. 1260 01:01:49,960 --> 01:01:53,960 And I suppose part of it is the experience that we have 1261 01:01:53,960 --> 01:01:57,960 across the board just gets... gives you a... 1262 01:01:57,960 --> 01:02:02,960 a better idea of the impact that these dramas are having. 1263 01:02:02,960 --> 01:02:06,960 And I would argue that that spread of knowledge is important, 1264 01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:10,480 that you're not seen to be a single-issue person. 1265 01:02:10,480 --> 01:02:14,960 Being seen as a role model was never an ambition. 1266 01:02:14,960 --> 01:02:18,960 One of the oddities about my life is that I've never either felt that, 1267 01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:23,160 or, erm... or was encouraged to BE that. 1268 01:02:23,160 --> 01:02:25,960 Maybe because... 1269 01:02:25,960 --> 01:02:28,960 I like doing things on my own, and I did my own things, 1270 01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:32,960 so, no, I'm afraid I was really bad at that sort of role model bit. 1271 01:02:32,960 --> 01:02:37,960 The princess was born as post-war Britain was being recast. 1272 01:02:37,960 --> 01:02:41,960 The processes that shaped the nation helped to shape her, 1273 01:02:41,960 --> 01:02:44,960 a royal for the new age. 1274 01:02:44,960 --> 01:02:48,960 She is very uncompromising, and she is incredibly loyal. 1275 01:02:49,960 --> 01:02:53,160 I'm sure she would never self-identify as a feminist, 1276 01:02:53,160 --> 01:02:54,960 but, you know, she's a working woman, 1277 01:02:54,960 --> 01:02:57,960 and, er, feminism is as feminism does. 1278 01:02:57,960 --> 01:02:59,960 I wish I had her energy! 1279 01:02:59,960 --> 01:03:02,960 There's nothing she's not prepared to tackle. 1280 01:03:02,960 --> 01:03:06,960 She keeps herself very fit and just gets on with it. 1281 01:03:06,960 --> 01:03:10,960 Frances Segelman Petchey has finished her sculpture. 1282 01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:13,960 This is very much like Elizabeth I. 1283 01:03:13,960 --> 01:03:16,960 Her hair. The way it goes up. 1284 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,960 Thanks to COVID-19, 1285 01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:21,960 the subject herself hasn't seen it yet. 1286 01:03:21,960 --> 01:03:24,640 We're hoping that Princess Anne will unveil it 1287 01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:26,000 for her birthday, in August. 1288 01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:27,960 I think it's elegant. 1289 01:03:27,960 --> 01:03:30,960 And I think it's imposing, and I think it's her. 1290 01:03:30,960 --> 01:03:35,320 She is a very elegant, serene, strong lady. 1291 01:03:35,320 --> 01:03:38,960 At the start of her eighth decade, 1292 01:03:38,960 --> 01:03:40,960 the Princess Royal could just put her feet up. 1293 01:03:40,960 --> 01:03:45,640 She won't be spending her weekends at home with her slippers on. 1294 01:03:45,640 --> 01:03:48,960 She's more likely to be wearing sea boots. 1295 01:03:48,960 --> 01:03:52,000 Our ideal of a, er... a break, if we have a break, 1296 01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:55,640 is to go up to our boat on the west coast of Scotland. 1297 01:03:55,640 --> 01:03:59,960 Er, spend a few days... sometimes getting wet and cold. 1298 01:03:59,960 --> 01:04:01,960 It is very nice to be able to do it just together. 1299 01:04:01,960 --> 01:04:04,960 I navigate. I know how to get from A to B, 1300 01:04:04,960 --> 01:04:06,960 but she's a better, er, sailor of the boat. 1301 01:04:06,960 --> 01:04:10,960 She's... She's better at setting the sails and that sort of thing. 1302 01:04:10,960 --> 01:04:12,960 I'm sure she tells the admiral what to do. 1303 01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:14,960 She's also - she's also an admiral. Oh, yes, she is! 1304 01:04:14,960 --> 01:04:16,800 SHE LAUGHS 1305 01:04:16,800 --> 01:04:19,480 And actually, I think she's slightly more senior than he is, as well. 1306 01:04:19,480 --> 01:04:22,960 I'm sure they tell each other. Luckily. 1307 01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:24,960 You wouldn't go on a boat with them, would you? 1308 01:04:24,960 --> 01:04:28,480 For this senior royal senior citizen, 1309 01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:31,640 stopping is clearly out of the question. 1310 01:04:31,640 --> 01:04:34,800 But there is another S-word. 1311 01:04:34,800 --> 01:04:36,960 Slow down? I thought I had slowed down. 1312 01:04:36,960 --> 01:04:40,640 I think the... the thing that nags away at you 1313 01:04:40,640 --> 01:04:43,960 is that, after all this time, you should have learnt something. 1314 01:04:43,960 --> 01:04:45,960 And there is an element of responsibility 1315 01:04:45,960 --> 01:04:48,960 to make sure that you kind of knit that knowledge together 1316 01:04:48,960 --> 01:04:50,960 and pass that on. 1317 01:04:53,960 --> 01:04:58,960 Maybe I could ask you each a word that sums up HRH? 1318 01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:00,960 I wish you had told us this at the beginning, 1319 01:05:00,960 --> 01:05:02,960 then we could have thought about it. 1320 01:05:02,960 --> 01:05:05,640 If you read your notes, you'd have known this question was coming. 1321 01:05:05,640 --> 01:05:07,800 Well, you haven't got one ready! 1322 01:05:07,800 --> 01:05:09,320 Well, do you know what, 1323 01:05:09,320 --> 01:05:12,960 I don't know whether this is the right word... 1324 01:05:12,960 --> 01:05:16,960 "tenacious", I think, is a pretty good word to... 1325 01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:18,800 to sum her up. 1326 01:05:18,800 --> 01:05:19,960 I don't know if you can sum her up in one word. 1327 01:05:19,960 --> 01:05:21,960 You can't, but that's about as... 1328 01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:23,960 It's a bit stingy. ..good as I can come up with. 1329 01:05:23,960 --> 01:05:24,960 I'll give you three. 1330 01:05:24,960 --> 01:05:25,960 SHE LAUGHS OK. 1331 01:05:25,960 --> 01:05:27,960 Professional. 1332 01:05:31,160 --> 01:05:32,960 Erm, caring. 1333 01:05:35,000 --> 01:05:36,960 Honest. 1334 01:05:36,960 --> 01:05:38,960 Subtitles by ITV SignPost 105129

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