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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Anne Once Shocked a Christmas Day Crowd With Her Brusque Comment to a Fan

Princess Anne wearin ga blue coat with fur trim holding a bouquet of flowers and talking to fans outside on Christmas Day.

Princess Anne has always been known for her no-nonsense persona, but during one Sandringham Christmas outing, her comment might've rubbed one fan the wrong way. Longtime royal photographer Arthur Edwards shared the story during a recent episode of the Sun's Royal Exclusive show—and how he missed out on the moment everyone was talking about that year.

Edwards discussed how Princess Anne's daughter, Zara Tindall (then Zara Phillips) had just got her tongue pierced, and everyone was "desperate" to get a photo of the buzzed-about accessory. Although he didn't mention when the Christmas in question was, given the timeline of when Zara got her piercing, the incident must have taken place during Christmas 1998.

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