<\/p>\n
Anne is one of the most popular names for queens in English
\nhistory but after the 18th century, it all but disappeared from
\nroyal use. Until 1950, when the then heir to the throne chose it
\nfor her second child. Why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth
\nII end up with a name that, at the time, wasn\u2019t a usual one for
\nmembers of the Royal Family?<\/p>\n
The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and
\nthe arrival of another princess. In August that year, the future
\nGeorge VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed
\ntheir second daughter. The baby girl was born at Glamis Castle on
\nAugust 21st 1930, a baby sister for Princess Elizabeth. Her
\nparents, then Duke and Duchess of York, wanted to call their new
\naddition \u201dAnn\u201d.<\/p>\n
William Shawcross, in the official biography of Queen Elizabeth,
\nthe Queen Mother, quotes a letter from her to Queen Mary in which
\nshe writes \u201dI think Ann of York sounds so pretty and Elizabeth and
\nAnn go so well together. I wonder what you think?\u201d<\/p>\n
Queen Mary, along with the baby\u2019s grandfather King George V,
\ndidn\u2019t think much of the idea at all. They pressed for the princess
\nto be named Margaret, in honour of Margaret of Scotland. In the
\nend, they got their way. Princess Margaret Rose was christened on
\nOctober 30th 1930 at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
Two decades later, George VI and Queen Elizabeth finally got
\ntheir way when a baby princess called Anne was welcomed to the
\nRoyal Family. it seems likely that their elder daughter, Elizabeth,
\nchose the name for her baby girl, born on August 15th 1950, in
\ntheir honour. Queen Mary, who had objected to the name first time
\nround, was all smiles as she sat alongside Princess Anne of
\nEdinburgh at her christening on October 21st 1950.<\/p>\n
At the time, Anne has been one of the most used names for baby
\ngirls in the UK for decades but it had fallen somewhat from royal
\nfavour. Queen Victoria hadn\u2019t used it for any of her five daughters
\nwhile none of Edward VII\u2019s three girls bore the name. George V\u2019s
\nonly daughter was also Anne free.<\/p>\n
Anne, of course, has a pretty impressive royal pedigree before
\nthat. The reign of Queen Anne (1702 \u2013 1714) saw the Acts of Union
\nwhich turned England and Scotland into Great Britain. It\u2019s also
\nbeen the name of five queens consort of England including perhaps
\nthe most famous of them all, Anne Boleyn. Several other monarchs,
\nincluding Edward IV, Charles I and George II had daughters called
\nAnne.<\/p>\n
Princess Anne also has three middle names. Elizabeth is clearly
\nin honour of her mother, the Queen, and her maternal grandmother,
\nthe Queen Mother, who also stood as one of her godparents. Alice is
\nafter her paternal grandmother, Princess Alice, who was another of
\nher godmothers. Finally, she has the name Louise<\/p>\n
Since 1950, Anne has been far better used in the Royal Family
\nwith the Princess Royal\u2019s own daughter, Zara, receiving it as a
\nmiddle name. Princess Anne\u2019s son, Peter Phillips, also used it as a
\nmiddle name for his elder daughter, Savannah.<\/p>\n
And so that decision in 1930, to skip the pick of the parents,
\nhas been reversed and Anne has taken its place in modern royal
\nhistory.<\/p>\n
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