PRINCESS ANNE stunned on the cover of Vanity Fair this month, with a beautiful portrait of the young royal in which she bears an uncanny resemblance to her father, Prince Philip.
Princess Anne has seemingly taken a subtle dig at her nephew Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, advising the younger royals against “doing things a new way” just for the sake of it.

Offsite Link. Vanity Fair has chosen sides. 15/04/2020. Princess Anne covers Vanity Fair, says young royals should go ‘back to basics’ The Queen's only daughter gave the magazine a rare interview ahead of her 70th birthday by Marissa DeSantis Vanity Fair has chosen sides. Princess Anne covers Vanity Fair, says young royals should go ‘back to basics’ Marissa DeSantis. Fans demand Masterchef 'Seniors' Niece hopes to travel from UK for gunman's sentencing Princess Anne revealed that she felt the younger members of the Royal Family shouldn’t always feel the need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ and that it’s important to remember the basics of service first.. Now Princess Diana, though separated from the royal family, is perhaps its best hope for survival. The full feature in the May issue of Vanity Fair will be available via digital download and on newsstands Friday, 17th April. She overcame the whispers— and not a few shouts—about her own well-being and conduct to emerge victorious over the House of Windsor. By Naomi Adedokun PUBLISHED: 12:04, Mon, May 11, 2020 So, it's quite a special treat for royal watchers to see that Princess Anne has opened up to Vanity Fair!

Retirement was not on her agenda, she told Vanity Fair. Fifty years on, Princess Anne is still making magazine covers her own. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Speaking to Vanity Fair, Anne called herself “the boring old … It is said Phillips was offered an Earldom by the Queen, but turned her offer down for reasons unknown to the public. Anne, who is regarded as one of the hardest-working royals and frequently carries out the highest number of engagements of any senior royals, has become known for her no-nonsense attitude. Lord Snowdon/Trunk Archive The Queen's daughter Princess Anne married Mark Phillips in 1973. The Princess Royal, 69, told Vanity Fair that she is a 'fuddy-duddy' who puts value in the tried and tested approach to philanthropy, while younger royals want 'new ways' of doing things. The Princess Royal, 69, told Vanity Fair royal correspondent Katie Nicholl that she is a ‘fuddy-duddy’ who puts value in the tried and tested approach to philanthropy, while members of the next generation, including Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, seem set on forging a … Princess Anne at age 23, with her fiancé Captain Mark Phillips, at the London premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar, August 1973. ANTHONY HOLDEN profiles the woman who has, after a lifetime of emotional disappointments, fashioned her own set of rides in one of the world's strictest households

And they chose to flatter with a 40 year old picture.

Princess Anne has given a rare new interview with Vanity Fair to mark her upcoming 70th interview, opening up on leadership, legacy and her family. Princess Anne on the cover of Vanity Fair. PRINCESS ANNE's devastation at her son's divorce has been revealed as a royal commentator analyses the royal's eye-opening Vanity Fair interview. Princess Anne has opened up about the royal family's approach to philanthropy, her fashion sense, and the importance of not spending too much time online in a revealing new interview. Princess Anne visiting an equestrian centre near Buckingham last month.