A Look Back at Princess Anne's Life in Photos
Equestrian elegance was regularly served.

After Princess Anne (played by Erin Doherty) emerged as the breakout star of The Crown season three, many have wondered what the royal was like in real life. Yes, she actually dated Andrew Parker Bowles before her brother Prince Charles romanced Camilla. She's known to have a passion for riding horses and sporting stylish headwear. She even endured a kidnapping attempt in 1974—an event that didn't make its way into the third season. Ahead, take a look back at Anne's real-life moments that took place at the same time as the third season of The Crown to refresh yourself before the fourth season is released on November 15.





December 9, 1964
Leaving the Beaumont Housing Nursing Home after sustaining an injury from a horse riding accident.








April 1966
Helping one of her mother's corgis board an aircraft to Sandringham in 1966. The princess had recently recovered from a broken nose from a riding accident.
















July 1, 1969
Arriving alongside Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother at the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle.




























March 25, 1974
Visiting police officer Michael Hills at St. George's Hospital in London after he was shot in the stomach while protecting her from a kidnapping attempt, a moment The Crown doesn't depict.








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Savannah Walsh is an Editorial Fellow at ELLE.com.