Being able to participate in the Olympic Games and get a medal is a lifetime honor for many people.
If you talk about your father, your mother, and yourself, you have all participated in the Olympic Games, it is estimated that looking at the whole world, it is rare.
There was a woman who won the team silver medal in the equestrian triathlon at the 2012 London Olympics.
Her mother competed in the Olympics in 1976.
To make matters worse, her father won an Olympic gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Mexico City as a member of the British Equestrian Corps.
This woman is Zara, the granddaughter of the current Queen of England, and her mother is Princess Anne.
Although the Queen of England has many grandchildren, when it comes to the identity of granddaughters, there is only one Zara.
Although the status was a proper noble bloodline, Princess Anne did not let her children accept royal titles, but let them grow up as commoners, so Zara received much less attention.
She was able to focus on what she loved and eventually achieved dazzling Olympic results.
The current Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, after marrying the handsome Prince Philip, had a total of 4 children:
Three sons: Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward
A daughter --- Princess Anne.
The only daughter was Princess Anne.
The previous Queen Victoria had a total of 5 daughters and 4 sons.
Queen Victoria did not know how to take care of her daughter, and after the death of her husband, she relied on her daughter to help and take care of herself.
As the saying goes: things are scarce and expensive,
Princess Anne, as the queen's only daughter, attracted much attention during her childhood.
It is said that Prince Philip also loved Princess Anne the most.
Although Princess Anne is the only girl in the family, her personality is a bit like a boy, especially active and mischievous.
As a child, he was much more likable than Charles.
Princess Anne, at the age of 21, won the gold medal in the European comprehensive all-around equestrian competition,
At the age of 26, she also competed in Olympic equestrian competitions.
Her first husband, Mark, was also inseparable from equestrianism.
Mark was also a professional equestrian, winning an Olympic gold medal as a member of the British Equestrian Team at the 1972 Mexico City Olympics, and he later became a Royal Army Captain.
Princess Anne's only daughter later became a professional equestrian.
Princess Anne was born in 1950, she was 2 years younger than Prince Charles.
She grew up loving sports, and compared to the quiet Charles, she was more mischievous and more endearing as a child.
Princess Anne has been very passionate about horseback riding since she was a child.
The Queen of England is also an avid fan of equestrianism, and the horse racing skills she developed at a young age are said to be on par with professional standards.
Originally, the queen hoped that she would develop in the direction of a lady, but she did not expect that this only daughter had a wilder personality than a boy.
Princess Anne spent most of her time attending school outside the home, boarding at the prestigious Bower Girls' School in Kent.
This experience of leaving home prematurely at boarding school had a profound effect on her character:
On the one hand, she is very independent,
On the other hand, she developed "irritable" and "bad temper" personality traits.
After graduating from high school, she did not go to college, and at the age of 18, she officially participated in royal activities for the first time, and since then she has helped her mother share some of the royal duties.
Princess Anne has a relatively cold personality, her attitude towards journalists is often cold, and she does not like to be questioned.
She won the European Equestrian Championship and participated in the Olympic Games, with a brilliant record:
Princess Anne won the gold medal at the European All-Around Equestrian Competition in 1971, when she was 21 years old!
He later won two silver medals in 1975.
Princess Anne was also the first member of the royal family to compete in the Olympic Games.
In 1976, at the Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, she competed in equestrian competitions.
At the 2012 London Olympics, she also won a silver medal in the team event at an equestrian event.
She had broken her nose and undergone fracture surgery for riding a horse, but Princess Anne was never willing to give up.
Perhaps it was the rebellion in her bones that led to her love of horsemanship.
As a member of the royal family, Princess Anne's workload is not easy, according to statistics, there are more than 500 official trips a year.
In 1973, princess Anne's wedding to Mark Phillips was held at Westminster Abbey and was broadcast live on television.
An estimated 500 million viewers watched the princess's wedding.
Princess Anne was 23 years old at the time.
Phillips was a Royal Army captain.
He won the Olympic gold medal as a member of the British Equestrian Team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Princess Anne belongs to the next marriage,
But for the parties, it is a common hobby, as well as mutual attraction.
It is said that when they were married, the queen personally promised to give the son-in-law a title as a wedding gift, but Mark refused.
In the year of sending his daughter to be married, Prince Philip was 52 years old, still tough, with three-dimensional, handsome features and deep eyes.
Prince Philip was originally a Greek prince, but when he was a child, the Greek royal family was overthrown and his father was forced into exile.
Therefore, Prince Philip is also a proper noble bloodline.
When Elizabeth II first met Prince Philip, she was 13 years old and Philip was 18 years old.
Elizabeth, who was young in cardamom, was attracted to the handsome Philip.
Although her father did not approve of the marriage at first, he could not help his daughter.
It is estimated that this is the reason why the queen is more tolerant of her children's marriage.
However, Neither Princess Anne nor Crown Prince Charles seems to have inherited their father's appearance.
After marriage, Princess Anne gave birth to a son and a daughter.
A couple who smiled and smiled at the wedding, and after the marriage, they also had a period of harmony.
Learn the art of riding horses together, raise children together after the birth of the child, and teach the child to ride a horse.
In 1974, shortly after Princess Anne married Mark, a young man attempted to kidnap the princess and demanded £2 million.
Without thinking, Princess Anne replied very calmly:
2 million? I didn't!
Princess Anne couldn't help but get angry, but cleverly stalled for time, and the young man who tried to kidnap was later subdued by the guards.
After the BBC reported on the princess's bravery, many British people praised Princess Anne's composure and bravery.
The original marriage did not have a fairytale ending.
In 1985, Princess Anne's husband, Mark, cheated on an art teacher in New Zealand and had an illegitimate daughter.
The media has been spying on the private lives of royals, and the paper has always been unable to contain the fire.
Princess Anne's husband cheated on an illegitimate daughter, or was captured by the media.
Public opinion was immediate, and this incident also humiliated the royal family, and in 1989 Princess Anne separated from her ex-husband.
After the separation, Princess Anne also had other feelings, and she had an affair with Tim Lawrence, the Queen's former military attaché.
She corresponded secretly with lawrence, the queen's attendant, and the sensitive words "dear" and "baby" appeared in the letter.
In 1992, Princess Anne divorced her first husband.
Shortly after the divorce, Princess Anne soon married Timsey Lawrence.
Lawrence was a commander in the Royal Navy at the time.
The two did not have children together, and the marriage was a bit of a coincidence in 2001, but Princess Anne reached the age of 50 and saw the marriage more thoroughly.
Today, she has 4 grandchildren and she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her passion for equestrian sports, Princess Anne is also recognized as the busiest member of the British royal family, traveling thousands of miles a year.
According to incomplete statistics, since the age of 18, Princess Anne has been involved in more than 20,000 royal family-related official duties.
Princess Anne is passionate about philanthropy, working with more than 300 charities, including sports, agriculture, science, healthcare and education, and is one of the founders of several charities.
She is now also president of the British Olympic Committee.
Although he often participates in official activities, there are also special costume designers in the royal family to provide services for members of the royal family.
But Princess Anne seemed less enthusiastic about her own line,
Careful media friends found that Princess Anne actually had a dress to wear for ten or twenty years!
It's also too economical!
Although she is 60 years old, Princess Anne still regularly exercises equestrian skills, she said in a 2020 interview:
"My mother is 93 years old and hasn't given up equestrian sports yet, so why shouldN't I stick with it?"
"In a way, our passion for horseback riding has never changed.
I have found that proper horse riding can greatly improve physical and mental health, and I think this conclusion is very correct. ”
Princess Anne's love of equestrian genes was passed down to her daughter.
Princess Anne's daughter was named Zara Phillips, and Zara became a very good equestrian:
At the 2006 World Championships, Zara won a gold medal.
Zara also won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics.
Zara's husband is former rugby pro Mike Tyndall.
After she got married, she used her husband's surname.
Originally, the Queen intended to grant Princess Anne's children a royal title, but Princess Anne refused, hoping that her children would grow up and live as commoners.
Not having a royal title means being self-reliant, "making a living for yourself", starting your own career, and earning a certain income.
And Zara is proud that she doesn't have a royal title.
In a 2015 interview with The Times, Zara said:
"I was lucky that my parents decided not to use the title and we grew up and did all the things we had the opportunity to do."
Zara
Zara grew up as a civilian, so she is less exposed to the spotlight and can focus on what she loves.
Of course, she also learned to rely on herself in everything, rather than relying on the sign of the royal family, and her personality is more independent and has learned to live with pressure.
Zara and her husband Mike had a child after marriage---- two daughters and a son, living a low-key, unconcerned life.
As the queen's only daughter, Princess Anne is not squeamish at all, whether it is choosing equestrian sports or choosing a lover,
She started from the heart and was not tied up by the identity of the royal family.
Among the queen's 4 children, she is the most sober in life, and has been engaged in what she likes.
And she took the initiative to give up her children's royal titles, let their children grow up like commoners, and let their children no longer rely on the big tree of the royal family.
This mother and daughter are actually a legend, although they are the descendants of the queen, they live out of themselves and do what they love.
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