Overview

• Two official birthday portraits—one by John Swannell at Gatcombe Park and an earlier tiara portrait with Sir Timothy Laurence—were published on Buckingham Palace’s channels
• Over 200 representatives from 111 charities gathered at a Buckingham Palace reception to mark her decades of nonprofit patronage
• The Royal Mint issued a commemorative £5 coin bearing her profile and the inscription “The Princess Royal – 75 Years – Duty and Devotion”
• An official royal.uk post was corrected after it mistakenly credited her with two non-existent stepchildren, underscoring the attention on palace communications
• Princess Anne slipped away on a private sailing holiday in West Scotland, reflecting her preference for understated celebrations while remaining active in royal duties