List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal facts for kids

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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
Military ranks
Commonwealth honours
Foreign honours
Honorary military and police appointments
Non-national titles and honours
Honorific eponyms
See also

Royal and noble titles and styles

Quick facts for kids Styles of Anne, Princess Royal

Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness

15 August 1950 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne of Edinburgh
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
13 June 1987 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

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. The previous holder was Anne's great-aunt Mary, daughter of George V.

Military ranks

United Kingdom

British Army
- 15 August 2020: General
Royal Navy
- 1 July 1974: Chief Commandant, Women's Royal Naval Service
- 1 November 1993: Rear Admiral
- 1 December 2009: Vice Admiral
- 15 August 2012: Admiral
Royal Air Force
- 15 August 2020: Air Chief Marshal

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	Post-nominal letters
United Kingdom	1969	Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II
United Kingdom	25 January 1971	Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem	DStJ
United Kingdom	5 May 2009	Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem	GCStJ
United Kingdom	15 August 1974	Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	GCVO
United Kingdom	20 April 2007	Grand Master of the Royal Victorian Order
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	KG
Scotland	30 November 2000	Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle	KT
Papua New Guinea	29 September 2005	Royal Chief Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu	GCL
Canada	12 April 2022	Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit	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	Post-nominal letters
United Kingdom	2 June 1953	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
United Kingdom	6 February 1977	Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Canada	1989	Canadian Forces' Decoration with two clasps	CD
New Zealand	9 February 1990	New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
United Kingdom	6 February 2002	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Canada	27 May 2005	Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan
United Kingdom	6 February 2012	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
United Kingdom	2016	Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with two clasps
United Kingdom	6 February 2022	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
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

Foreign honours

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

Country	Date	Appointment	Post-nominal letters
Austria	1969	Grand Decoration of Honour for Servies to the Republic of Austria in Gold with Sash
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	CnYC
Madagascar	2017	Grand Cross, 2nd class, of the National Order of Madagascar
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

Honorary military and police appointments

Anne at a parade on the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, 5 July 2000

Australia

1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals
2011– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Transport

Canada

1972– : Colonel-in-Chief of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters
1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Communications and Electronics Branch
1982– : Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Regina Rifles
1987– : Colonel-in-Chief of Royal Newfoundland Regiment
2003– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Medical Service
2014– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Hussars
2015– : Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Fleet Pacific)
2017– : Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

New Zealand

1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Nursing Corps
1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals

Anne, as colonel of the Blues and Royals, riding in the Trooping the Colour, 2018

United Kingdom

1970–2007 : Colonel-in-Chief of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29/45 Foot)
1977– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals
1981– : Commandant-in-Chief of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps)
1983–2006 : Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
1989– : Royal Honorary Colonel of the University of London OTC
1992– : Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Royal Hussars
1992– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Logistic Corps
1993– : Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Gurkha Signals
1993– : Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
1998– : Colonel of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
2003– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps
2006–2021 : Royal Colonel of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
2006– : Royal Colonel of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland
2021– : Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Battalion Ranger Regiment
2022– : Colonel-in-Chief of the Intelligence Corps
2023– : Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
1977–2011: Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Lyneham
1993– : Honorary Air Commodore of the University of London Air Squadron
2011– : Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Brize Norton
1974–1993: Chief Commandant of the Women's Royal Naval Service
1993– : Chief Commandant for Women in the Royal Navy
2006– : Commodore-in-Chief of HMNB Portsmouth
2021– : Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps
1988–2022: Lady Sponsor of HMS Talent (S92)
2001– : Lady Sponsor of HMS Albion (L14)
2024– : Lady Sponsor of HMS Venturer

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)
Scotland	1980s	Royal Scottish Geographical Society	Fellow and Vice President (FRSGS)
Scotland	1999	Royal Society of Edinburgh	Honorary Fellow (FRSE)
United Kingdom	2006	Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation	Honorary Fellow
United Kingdom	2010	Royal Academy of Engineering	Royal Fellow (FREng)
United Kingdom	2011	Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce	President
United Kingdom	2012	Academy of Medical Sciences	Royal Fellow (FMedSci)
England	2017	Royal College of Surgeons of England	Honorary Fellow (FRCS)
United Kingdom	2019	City Literary Institute	Fellow
Canada	2019	Royal Canadian Geographical Society	Honorary Fellow
United Kingdom	2021	Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers	President

Civic

Country	Date	Organisation	Position
England	1986	Worshipful Company of Carmen	Master
England	1994	Worshipful Company of Woolmen	Master
England	2001	Worshipful Company of Farmers	Master
England	2017	Worshipful Company of Fishmongers	Prime Warden

Religious

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

Academic

Anne, as chancellor of the University of London, visiting the university, 1986

Country	Date	Institution	Position
England	1981	University of London	Chancellor
Scotland	2011	University of Edinburgh	Chancellor
Scotland	2012	University of the Highlands and Islands	Chancellor
England	2013	Harper Adams University	Chancellor

Honorary academic degrees

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

Other appointments

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

Honorific eponyms

Rosa 'Princess Anne'

Awards

United Kingdom: Princess Royal Challenge Cup

Buildings

Canada: Princess Anne French Immersion Public School, London, Ontario
Canada: Princess Anne Public School, Sudbury, Ontario
Canada: Princess Anne Entrance at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada: Princess Anne Community Centre, South Frontenac, Ontario
Germany: Princess Royal Barracks, RAF Gütersloh, Gütersloh, Germany
United Kingdom: Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire, England
United Kingdom: Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, Shropshire, England

Roads

Canada: Princess Anne Manor, Toronto, Ontario
Canada: Princess Anne Crescent, Etobicoke, Ontario
Canada: Princess Royal Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
United Kingdom: Princess Royal Way, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Geographical locations

New Zealand: Princess Anne Glacier

Miscellaneous

46202 Princess Anne
RV The Princess Royal
Rosa 'Princess Anne'