Princess Anne’s 70th Birthday Party is Cancelled, but the Real Celebration Is Still to Come

might be secretly relieved that a lavish birthday party at the palace to celebrate her 70th birthday has been put on ice.has learned that plans for a party to celebrate Princess Anne’s milestone birthday on August 15th have been “put on hold” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Plans for a reception for representatives of the Princess’s charities and patronages at Buckingham Palace earlier this summer were also cancelled because of the lockdown. In a recent TV interview to celebrate her birthday Anne described her frustrations at being holed up at Gatcombe House, her estate in Gloucestershire, during the lockdown. “It’s the longest time I've ever spent at Gatcombe in the 40-odd years we've been here,” she told ITV in a rare televised interview. “It’s frustrating but you look around you, it’s not hard being here.”

But friends say she is relieved to be leaving England for Scotland, where she and her husband take an annual sailing trip each summer. In an interview for aearlier this year the Princess said it was the one time in the year she got to properly relax, “just my husband and I.” “This will be the best birthday present I expect she will have,” added the source. “It’s time off that she rarely gets and she will be looking forward to a change of scene.”is due to visit her parents at Balmoral this summer, the first time she will have seen them since the lockdown in March. Perhaps the family reunion will provide an opportune moment for a belated birthday celebration for Anne after all.

Such a hard-working royal, love her!💖

HallieParker__ Absolutely love her! She’s a total rock star

❤️❤️ no fuss. I hope she has a wonderful birthday and I don’t doubt she’ll celebrate exactly how she wants

princessannehrh She just wants to ride her horses ❤️

Can't imagine Princess Anne doing any different.

Her brother could take her to Pizza Express for a quiet meal.

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