Overview

• Buckingham Palace unveiled official portraits by John Swannell and the Royal Mint issued the first UK £5 coin honouring Anne’s 75th birthday and lifetime of service.
• The Princess Royal eschewed public festivities, spending her birthday sailing around the Western Isles of Scotland with Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.
• In June, she convened over 200 charity leaders from more than 100 organisations at Buckingham Palace as her principal public commemoration of the milestone.
• Renowned as the busiest senior royal, Anne completed 474 engagements in 2024 and returned to duties three weeks after a horse-related concussion in 2024.
• Insiders report that she plans to begin scaling back official duties around her 80th birthday and fully retire from public life by age 90.