The Stunning Transformation Of The Queens Only Daughter

Princess Anne is Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter of the couple's four children. Anne, or the Princess Royal as she is known, is the second oldest child after Prince Charles. Once a headstrong toddler, now a fierce adult, Princess Anne has undergone a stunning, lifelong transformation. Growing up as the queen's only daughter was rather lonely for Princess Anne, even as she was surrounded by the trappings of palace life. She and her siblings were often left at home while their parents traveled. While many children would no doubt have found such a situation difficult and isolating, Anne understood even as a child that her parents had royal obligations to fulfill, something she's carried into her own adult life. The media has sometimes portrayed the queen as distant and uncaring, but Anne denied this in the BBC1 documentary Queen And Country, saying: "I simply don't believe there is any evidence whatsoever to suggest that she wasn't caring. It just beggars belief." Even though she didn't get to spend as much time with her mother as she would have liked, the royal didn't feel abandoned. Princess Anne defended her mother and explained that she and her siblings never had any doubts that Queen Elizabeth cared for them just as much as any other mother would her children. Keep watching to see The Stunning Transformation Of The Queens Only Daughter. #TheQueen #RoyalFamily #PrincessAnne Early royal obligation | 0:00 Growing up a tomboy | 1:14 Always a daddy's girl | 2:21 An all-girls boarding school | 3:20 Skipping university | 3:57 A notable relationship | 4:47 A fairy-tale wedding | 5:42 Foiling a kidnapping attempt | 6:19 Olympic competitor | 7:25 A divorce | 8:26 Focus on parenting | 9:28 Scottish wedding | 10:18 Busier than the Queen | 10:48