King Charles and Princess Anne's Sibling Relationship in Photos
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King Charles and Princess Anne were born just 21 months apart. Their mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, was still Princess Elizabeth when they arrived, and they were both very young when she ascended to the throne. After their mother became queen, they moved into Buckingham Palace. Yet, growing up in the royal family, it's safe to say that Princess Anne and Prince Charles didn't have a normal childhood, and came to rely on one another.
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Anne has been right by her brother's side. In a statement, Princess Anne said, "I am also so grateful for the support and understanding offered to my dear brother Charles as he accepts the added responsibilities of The Monarch." And that visible support has continued, through Charles's coronation and beyond. Their close-knit relationship is chronicled in the hit show, The Crown, but read on to see what it looks like in real life. Here, see the best photos of royal siblings King Charles and Princess Anne through the years.
September 1950
Queen Elizabeth boarded the train en route to Balmoral Castle, carrying a one-month-old Princess Anne with Prince Charles by her side.
September 1950
Prince Charles sweetly kissed Princess Anne's cheek. His little sister was born on August 15, 1950.
Circa 1952
Queen Elizabeth helped Prince Charles take a photo of Prince Anne outside of Balmoral Castle.
September 1952
The siblings, aged three and two here, played grown-up with a car and a baby carriage on the grounds of Balmoral.
September 1952
On the same day, they took a break from play and smiled for the camera, while wearing matching outfits.
September 1952
According to this funny photo, the only kind of intruder allowed in Balmoral Castle is a two-year-old Princess Anne.
June 1953
Prince Charles saluted the crowd and Princess Anne looked out from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, with Princess Mary and the Queen Mother behind them.
Circa 1954
Brother and sister hand in hand in Malta, where they met their parents Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip after a royal tour.
April 1954
The Queen Mother posed with her grandchildren on the patio of Balmoral Castle.
April 1954
Prince Charles and Princess Anne enjoyed a picnic in Balmoral with Lord Mountbatten and his wife Edwina.
April 1954
The siblings sat outside the Welsh House, which is a miniature house donated to the royal family by the people of Wales.
May 1954
Queen Elizabeth and her children waited for the Queen Mother at the train station.
August 1955
The whole family gathered in the garden of Balmoral Castle to play with their corgis during the summer holiday.
August 1955
Prince Philip pushed Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the same swing in the gardens of Balmoral.
August 1955
Princess Anne, age 5, and Prince Charles, age 4, before heading onto the Yacht Britannia.
May 1956
Prince Charles and Princess Anne joined Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother in the carriage for Trooping the Colour.
August 1956
The kids walked off the royal yacht to visit a lighthouse in the Hebridean Islands.
Circa 1957
Princess Anne and Prince Charles rode with Queen Elizabeth in a Daimler saloon car.
Circa 1958
The family sat together at Smith's Lawn in Windsor Great Park.
April 1958
Prince Charles and Princess Anne met David Attenborough, and he introduced them to a cockatoo. The acclaimed naturalist would go on to have a decades-long friendship with the royals.
May 1958
The siblings looked dapper as they arrived at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.
April 1960
During the Badminton Horse Trials, Prince Charles and Princess Anne got to ride on a speedboat.
April 1960
The royals spectated at the Badminton Horse Trials. Prince Charles looked focused, while Princess Anne seemed to be enjoying herself.
September 1960
By this point, Princess Anne was 10 years old, and Prince Charles was 11.
Circa 1965
Five years later, the two siblings were still up to their silly antics. Here, they raced motorized go-karts with their younger brother Prince Andrew.
December 1965
On a winter afternoon, Charles and Anne had fun sledding in Liechtenstein.
December 1965
The siblings walked through Valbau, a winter sports resort, while visiting Liechtenstein.
December 1965
Princess Anne and Prince Charles arrived to the service marking the 900th anniversary of the consecration of London's Westminster Abbey.
Circa 1967
The siblings paid a visit to the Isles of Scilly.
Circa 1967
During their visit to Scilly, the family took a driving tour.
November 1968
Princess Anne and Prince Charles, dressed to the nines, arrived at the London Palladium.
December 1968
Charles and Anne, along with Lord Mountbatten, at the Imperial War Museum.
Circa 1969
The siblings and their parents dined in Windsor Castle. A camera was set up to film the BBC's Royal Family documentary, which followed the family over the course of one year.
May 1969
Anne and Charles went horseback riding together on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
February 1970
Ahead of a royal tour to Australia and New Zealand, the royal family had a portrait session on the grounds of Sandringham House.
February 1970
During the same session, the siblings stood together and posed for photos. Princess Anne was 20, and Prince Charles had just turned 21.
July 1970
While in Canada, the royal family walked through Fort Providence in the Northwest Territories, which was celebrating its centennial.
November 1970
Princess Anne, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, and Prince Philip attended a charity gala.
February 1971
Charles and Anne went on a safari in the Masai Game Reserve in Nairobi, Kenya.
February 1971
During their trip to Kenya, the siblings studied fossils on safari.
Circa 1972
The family looked peak 1970s in this portrait, taken at Sandringham.
July 1976
Princess Anne, Prince Charles, and more royals posed together at the Olympics in Canada.
April 1980
Charles (32), Anne (30), and Edward (16) walked together to a church service in Badminton.
June 1986
Princess Anne accompanied Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who had been married for five years at this point, to the Derby in Epsom.
June 2000
The siblings stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
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June 2005
In true brotherly form, Prince Charles adjusted the plume on Princess Anne's hat at The Order of the Garter service at Windsor.
June 2006
Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and Prince Harry conferred on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for Trooping the Colour.
September 2010
The siblings attended the Braemar Highland Games.
June 2012
Charles and Anne grinned while spending time together at the first day of Royal Ascot.
September 2018
The Queen and her eldest children smiled as they watched the Braemar Highland Games.
May 2019
The Princess Royal and Prince of Wales were photographed attending a garden party at Buckingham Palace.
April 2021
The royal siblings stood side by side during the funeral of their father, Prince Philip.
February 2022
Charles and Anne shared a laugh during the Queen's Anniversary Prizes Presentation at St James's Palace.
June 2022
During the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, Charles and Anne sat side by side and could not stop laughing.
September 2022
At the Braemar Highland Gathering, just a few days before Queen Elizabeth's health took a dramatic turn for the worse and she passed away, the siblings had a grand time.
September 2022
During the week of events surrounding their mother's death, Princess Anne was right by King Charles's side.
September 2022
Queen Elizabeth's four children stood vigil around her coffin as she lay in state at Westminster Hall. As she did throughout the week, Anne walked right by her brother.
January 2023
The siblings looked to be in good spirits as they attended church together at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham.
May 2023
At King Charles's coronation, Princess Anne rode on horseback behind her brother's coach as the Gold Stick in Waiting.
May 2023
Following the service, Princess Anne appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony along with other working royals to celebrate King Charles and Queen Camilla's coronation. You can spot her with the feather in her hat, standing behind the Duchess of Edinburgh and the Princess of Wales.
June 2023
Princess Anne joined her brother at the official ceremony presenting the new Sovereign's Standard to The Blues and Royals at Buckingham Palace ahead of Trooping the Colour 2023.
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