List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal

Anne in 2023

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

Royal and noble titles and styles

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

From birth, thanks to letters patent issued by her grandfather George VI on 22 October 1948, Anne was a British princess with the style of Royal Highness and the territorial designation "of Edinburgh". Upon her mother's accession to the throne in 1952, the territorial designation was dropped and she became styled as "The Princess Anne". After she married Captain Mark Phillips in 1973, she was styled as "The Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips" until her mother created her Princess Royal, an appellation given only to the eldest daughter of the sovereign, on 13 June 1987. Anne is the seventh Princess Royal since the title was first granted to Mary, daughter of Charles I.[4] The previous holder was Anne's great-aunt Mary, daughter of George V.

Military ranks

 United Kingdom

Commonwealth honours

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

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

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 United Kingdom 1969 Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II[13]
 United Kingdom 25 January 1971 Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem[14] DStJ
5 May 2009 Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem[15] GCStJ
 United Kingdom 15 August 1974 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[16][17] GCVO
20 April 2007 Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order[18]
 New Zealand 1990 Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order QSO
 England 23 April 1994 Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter[19][17][20][21] KG
 Scotland 30 November 2000 Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle[22][23] KT
 Papua New Guinea 29 September 2005 Royal Chief Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu[24] GCL
 Canada 12 April 2022[25] Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit[26][27] CMM
 United Kingdom 15 June 2023 Personal Aide-de-Camp to the Sovereign ADC

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

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 United Kingdom 2 June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal[28]
 United Kingdom 6 February 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal[28][29]
 Canada 1989 Canadian Forces' Decoration with two clasps[28] CD
 New Zealand 9 February 1990 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[28]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal[28]
 Canada 27 May 2005 Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan[30]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal[28]
 United Kingdom 2016 Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with two clasps[28]
 United Kingdom 6 February 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal[28]
 United Kingdom 6 May 2023 King Charles III Coronation Medal
 United Kingdom Service Medal of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem with two gold bars[28]

Foreign honours

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

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Austria 1969 Grand Decoration of Honour for Servies to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Sash[31]
 Finland 1969 Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
 Japan 1971 Paulownia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
 The Netherlands 1972 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange
 Luxembourg 1972 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
 Yugoslavia 1972–1992 Order of the Yugoslav Flag with Sash (I rank)
 Spain 2017 Commander by Number of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic[32] CnYC
 Madagascar 2017 Grand Cross, 2nd class, of the National Order of Madagascar[33]
 Chile 2021 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

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

Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
 Imperial State of Iran 1971 Commemorative Medal of the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire[34]

Honorary military and police appointments

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

Non-national titles and honours

Membership, fellowships and presidencies

Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom 1986 Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow (FRCVS)
 England 1987 Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge Royal Fellow (FRS)[62]
 Scotland 1980s Royal Scottish Geographical Society Fellow and Vice President (FRSGS)[63]
 Scotland 1999 Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow (FRSE)[64]
 United Kingdom 2006 Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Honorary Fellow
 United Kingdom 2010 Royal Academy of Engineering Royal Fellow (FREng)[65]
 United Kingdom 2011 Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce President[66]
 United Kingdom 2012 Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Fellow (FMedSci)
 England 2017 Royal College of Surgeons of England Honorary Fellow (FRCS)[67]
 United Kingdom 2019 City Literary Institute Fellow[68]
 Canada 2019 Royal Canadian Geographical Society Honorary Fellow[69]
 United Kingdom 2021 Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers President[70]

Civic

Country Date Organisation Position
 England 1986 Worshipful Company of Carmen Master[71][72]
 England 1994 Worshipful Company of Woolmen Master[73]
 England 2001 Worshipful Company of Farmers Master[74]
 England 2017 Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Prime Warden[75]

Religious

Country Date Organisation Position
 Scotland 1996 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Lord High Commissioner[76]
2017

Academic

Anne, as chancellor of the University of London, visiting the university, 1986
Country Date Institution Position
 England 1981 University of London Chancellor[77]
 Scotland 2011 University of Edinburgh Chancellor[78]
 Scotland 2012 University of the Highlands and Islands Chancellor[79]
 England 2013 Harper Adams University Chancellor[80]

Honorary academic degrees

Country Date Institution Degree
 Canada 2004 University of Regina Doctor of Laws (LLD)[81]
 Canada 2010 Memorial University of Newfoundland Doctor of Laws (LLD)[82]
 England 2011 Cranfield University Doctor of Science (DSc)[83]
 Scotland 2020 University of Aberdeen Doctor of Laws (LLD)[84]

Other appointments

Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom 1971 TS Royalist Lady Sponsor[85]
 Scotland 2015 Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Honorary Member[86]

Honorific eponyms

Rosa 'Princess Anne'

Awards

Buildings

Roads

Geographical locations

Miscellaneous

See also

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