Princess Anne, the sister of British head of state King Charles III, turned 75 on Friday, with the famously straightforward royal eschewing any public celebration of her birthday.

Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter is reportedly set to mark the occasion privately, sailing around the Western Isles of Scotland with her husband Tim Laurence, a retired Royal Navy officer.

In June, however, she hosted around 200 representatives of more than 100 charities she supports at a special Buckingham Palace forum, “to mark her forthcoming 75th birthday”, according to the palace.

Known for her plain-speaking, Anne is reported to have once described herself as “not everyone’s idea of a fairy-tale princess”.

Compared to other royals, notably the late Diana, princess of Wales, Anne is restrained and disc

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