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Sophie Buchan

Edinburgh Zoo going-mum left speechless after running into 'lovely' Princess Anne

It's not every day that we get to meet royalty, let alone talk to them.

However for one mum - and many other visitors of Edinburgh Zoo - that's exactly what has just happened.

On Friday (June 3), Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, were pictured feeding the penguins at Edinburgh Zoo during a trip to the capital.

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As we reported during her visit, the Princess Royal left for Scotland shortly after being seen standing on the balcony as part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations to mark 70 years on the throne for Her Majesty.

Taking to social media to share the unforgettable moment, Wendy - also known as @wendy_is_back_forfun on TikTok - filmed herself and her family at the zoo.

Speaking during the video with 'God Save The Queen' plating in the background she said: "When one TikToker meet a Princess, Princess Anne, at Edinburgh Zoo."

Filming her son, grandchildren and herself standing by the Royal she continued: "She's chatting to me - lovely woman.

"So I'm proud to say I spoke to Princess Anne and she's very nice, very lovely and we had a fabulous day in Edinburgh Zoo.

"This is for our grandchildren to show their children that 'I spoke to Princess Anne' - fabulous."

She later took to the commented section and wrote: "What a surprise meeting Princess Anne with my son and grandchildren - wow - she was so lovely my grandchildren loved seeing her and Edinburgh Zoo.

"Totally unexpected too - fabulous my grandchildren were with me to see a real princess talking to me - amazing."

In response to the video it seems many people in the comments were envious of the mum.

One simply said: "Awww nice."

Another wrote: "Brilliant. She once many moons ago visited my senior school."

"Oh wow that’s amazing" a third said.

Have you ever met royalty when out and about in Edinburgh?

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