King Charles and Queen Camilla pen public message to Princess Anne

Celebrations are in order for Princess Anne, who turned 76 on Saturday.

One of the first to share their birthday wishes for the Princess Royal was her elder brother, King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla.

Taking to the official social media channels for the British royal family, the King and Queen penned: “Wishing a Happy Birthday to the Princess Royal.”

The photo in question was a beaming photo of the equestrian, smiling as she shook hands with Scotland‘s rugby captain, Sione Tuipulotu, at the Six Nations in March.

In the photograph, Anne – who has been patron of the Scottish Rugby Union since 1986 – appeared at the stadium in Edinburgh, aptly dressed in purple tartan. 

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“Happy Birthday to The Princess Royal,” were the words penned alongside the joyful image, alongside a birthday cake emoji. 

Royal fans were quick to share their sweet words for Anne too. “Happy Birthday and THANK YOU for your decades of tireless service,” one social media user penned in response to the post.

“A wonderful, hard-working, diligent and exemplary member of our Royal Family,” a second added. Meanwhile, a third penned: “She is the Greatest of all Time…”

Anne’s hilarious moment with Sione weeks before 

Anne and Sione have a whimsical bond, as just weeks before the photograph was taken, the royal had to enforce her boundaries, as she presented the charismatic Sione with the Calcutta Cup after their victory over England.

As Anne passed the prize to Sione, who was no doubt filled with joy and excitement, he appeared to go in for a hug with the senior royal, who very politely and affectionately tapped him on the shoulder.

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The comments section was filled with royal fans praising Anne’s professionalism at handling the moment, with one fan quipping: “I thought he was going to kiss her!” One added, “Princess Anne was just as excited as he was! She handled that perfectly!!”

Despite the royal reaching her 76th spin around the sun, there is no sign she will be slowing down her royal duties; as you can read in our recent VIP article, she “doesn’t pause for breath.”