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Who is Princess Anne’s long-time husband, Sir Timothy Laurence? The retired Royal Navy officer was an equerry to the late Queen Elizabeth, and has been married to the former royal ‘rebel’ since 1992
STORYFaye Bradley
- Princess Anne’s husband Sir Timothy Laurence recently shared updates about his wife’s ‘slow but sure’ recovery after she sustained a minor head injury from a horse on her Gloucestershire estate
- Laurence first entered Anne’s orbit when he served as an equerry to Queen Elizabeth, though Anne was married to Captain Mark Phillips at the time
Princess Anne’s husband, Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, has shared some positive updates around his wife’s recovery following news that she was hospitalised for a minor head injury and concussion believed to be caused by a horse, per BBC.
According to the source, the 73-year-old princess was hospitalised following an incident that occurred on June 23 on her Gloucestershire estate.
“She’s doing fine, slow but sure,” said Laurence as he left the hospital in Bristol after paying her a visit. “She is recovering well.”
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Here’s what we know about her supportive 69-year-old husband:
Timothy Laurence is a retired Royal Navy officer
According to Hello!, Laurence joined the navy in 1973, where he worked as navigating officer for both the HMY Britannia and HMS Sheffield. He continued to rise through the ranks, eventually become a rear-admiral in 2004, and didn’t retire until 2010 after serving in the navy for 37 years, the outlet reports.
He was an equerry to the late Queen Elizabeth
As reported by Hello!, Laurence was also an equerry for the late Queen Elizabeth from 1986 to 1989.
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.
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