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Princess Anne gets military promotion as she celebrates 70th birthday – BBC News
Three new photographs are also released to mark the 70th birthday of the Queen’s only daughter.
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The photos of Anne were taken in February, before the coronavirus lockdown
Princess Anne has been promoted by the Army and Royal Air Force to mark her 70th birthday.
The Princess Royal – the Queen’s second child – will take up the role of general and air chief marshal, bringing her ranks in line with her rank in the Royal Navy.
It is a tradition that senior royals are treated as military members and receive promotions as they get older…
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