{"id":2049778,"date":"2025-09-25T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2049778"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:39:05","slug":"princess-anne-makes-rare-comment-about-her-grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/princess-anne-makes-rare-comment-about-her-grandchildren\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Anne Makes Rare Comment About Her Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/princess-anne\/\"><strong>Princess Anne<\/strong><\/a> is offering a glimpse into the lives of her grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>While visiting the Naval Children\u2019s Charity in Portsmouth on Wednesday, September 24, the Princess Royal, 75, was gifted merchandise \u2014 including a children\u2019s apron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to fit me,\u201d Anne said, per <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/857693\/princess-anne-rare-comments-granddaughters-portsmouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hello!<\/em><\/a> \u201cIt might fit my grandchildren, they all cook actually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anne \u2014 the only daughter of the late <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> \u2014 is mom to son Peter, 47, and daughter Zara, 44, whom she shares with ex-husband <strong>Mark Phillips<\/strong>. Anne and Phillips were married from 1973 to 1992. The same year she split from Phillips, Anne <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/princess-anne-and-sir-timothy-laurences-relationship-timeline\/\">wed now-husband<\/a> Vice Admiral Sir <strong>Timothy Laurence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/princess-anne-family-guide-meet-her-2-kids-and-5-grandchildren\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/princess-anne-family-guide-meet-her-2-kids-and-5-grandchildren\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Princess Anne Family Guide: Meet Her 2 Kids and 5 Grandchildren<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne has played an active role in the British royal family for decades. Even as she gets older, the Princess Royal says she has no intention of slowing down. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a retirement program on this particular life,\u201d she told the Press Association [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Anne\u2019s son, Peter, shares daughters Savannah, 14, and Isla, 13, with ex-wife <strong>Autumn Kelly<\/strong>. (Kelly, 47, shared in 2020 that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/queen-elizabeth-iis-grandson-peter-phillips-splits-from-wife-autumn\/\">she and Peter had split<\/a>, with their divorce finalized the next year.)<\/p>\n<p>Anne\u2019s daughter, Zara, meanwhile, went on to marry rugby union player <strong>Mike Tindall<\/strong> and the pair share three kids: daughters Mia, 11, and Lena, 7, and son Lucas, 3.<\/p>\n<p>While Peter is the nephew of <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>, he has no royal title \u2014 which is something Anne and Phillips chose for their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were always brought up on the understanding that we were going to have to go to work,\u201d Peter said in the 2020 documentary<em> Anne: The Princess Royal<\/em> at 70. \u201cWe were going to have to go out and \u2026 earn our living. Regardless of the fact of who our grandmother was or who our mother was.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/peter-phillips-and-ex-wife-autumn-kellys-family-photos-with-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Princess-Annes-Son-Peter-Phillips-Family-Album-With-His-2-Daughters-Savannah-and-Isla-756.jpg?crop=350px%2C0px%2C1754px%2C991px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Princess Anne\u2019s Son Peter Phillips Family Album With His 2 Daughters Savannah and Isla 756\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Princess-Annes-Son-Peter-Phillips-Family-Album-With-His-2-Daughters-Savannah-and-Isla-756.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/peter-phillips-and-ex-wife-autumn-kellys-family-photos-with-kids\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Princess Anne\u2019s Son Peter Phillips&#8217; Family Album With His 2 Daughters<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tPeter Phillips was the first of Queen Elizabeth III and Prince Philip\u2019s grandchildren to have kids of his own. Peter, the son of Princess Anne and ex-husband Captain Mark Phillips, married Autumn Kelly in 2008. Two years later, Peter and Autumn expanded their family and welcomed daughter Savannah in December 2010. Their second daughter, Isla, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As he reflected on his life at Anne\u2019s Gloucestershire estate, Gatcombe Park, Peter explained that the family often visits with his mom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe loves seeing them ride, she loves having them round for Sunday lunches and taking them for walks,\u201d he shared. \u201cDoing all the things that we would do as kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Following his divorce from Kelly, Peter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/princess-annes-son-peter-phillips-announces-engagement-to-harriet-sperling\/\">announced his engagement<\/a> to <strong>Harriet Sperling<\/strong> in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Peter Phillips, the son of HRH The Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and Ms. Harriet Sperling, daughter of the late Mr. Rupert Sanders and Mrs. Mary Sanders of Gloucestershire, have today confirmed their official engagement,\u201d read a statement released to Hello! Magazine at the time. \u201cBoth families were informed jointly of the announcement and were delighted with the wonderful news of their engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that Charles, 76, and <strong>Queen Camilla<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Prince William <\/strong>and<strong> Princess Kate<\/strong> <strong>Middleton<\/strong>, were \u201cinformed of the announcement,\u201d adding, \u201cNo date has been officially set for the wedding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Princess Anne is offering a glimpse into the lives of her grandchildren. While visiting the Naval Children\u2019s Charity in Portsmouth on Wednesday, September 24, the Princess Royal, 75, was gifted merchandise \u2014 including a children\u2019s apron. \u201cYes, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to fit me,\u201d Anne said, per Hello! \u201cIt might fit my grandchildren, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2049779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[30055,24003,22091],"class_list":["post-2049778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-celebrity-moms","tag-celebrity-news","tag-the-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Princess-Anne-Makes-Rare-Comment-About-Her-Grandchildren.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2049778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2049778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2049778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2049778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}