Princess Anne's 70th birthday has been marked with the release of three official photographs to celebrate the milestone. The Princess Royal is known for her no-nonsense approach to life and tenacious attitude but in the images she is pictured smiling and looking relaxed at her Gatcombe Park home in Gloucestershire.
Wearing a Maureen Baker evening dress and Sue Palmer bolero jacket, the Queen's only daughter looks stylish as she poses for celebrated photographer John Swannell and smiles broadly while sat in a chair.
Swannell has taken photographs of everyone from Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons and the Queen's official Diamond Jubilee portrait in 2012 to Tony Blair, Sir Michael Caine and Sir Elton John.
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