Princess Anne’s secret affair with her bodyguard lover

There was a time when Peter Cross kept a photograph of Princess Anne in the spare bedroom of his Kent home. Signed by the Princess Royal herself and framed in leather, the image was a touching reminder of what was once tactfully referred to publicly as her ‘close friendship’ with the former royal protection officer. … Read more

Princess Anne’s 70th birthday: photos of memorable moments

After Mike Tindall revealed that the royal family have been forced to scale back celebrations for Princess Anne’s 70th birthday on Saturday because of Covid-19, FEMAIL has taken a look back at some of the royal’s most memorable moments. Amongst the momentous occasions include the royal’s wedding to first husband captain Mark Phillips on 14 November … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Queen’s secret treat for Princess Anne’s 70th birthday

The Queen has spent the past three months socially isolating at Windsor Castle amid the coronovirus pandemic but it has not been all doom and gloom. Just two weeks after she attended the nuptials of her granddaughter Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Royal Lodge, yesterday she was present at another moving family engagement. … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Anne’s animal care charity is put out to pasture 

Prince Philip famously quipped of his daughter ‘if it doesn’t fart or eat hay, she isn’t interested’. However not even the dedicated equestrian Princess Royal could come to the rescue of the Animal Health Trust, of which she has been president since 1991. I can reveal the much lauded veterinary charity, which celebrated its 75th … Read more

Blackbeard’s notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge is at the heart of a US Supreme Court battle

Blackbeard’s notorious pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge is at the heart of a US Supreme Court battle… over modern-day piracy Ironic case came about over pictures and footage of the Queen Anne’s Revenge The vessel’s remains are being salvaged from shallow waters of North Carolina Footage and pictures, taken by a company, were allegedly pirated by … Read more

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from shotgun wound to the head, inquest hears

Princess Anne’s gun dog trainer died from a shotgun wound to the head after shooting his wife at Boris Johnson’s family estate, an inquest heard yesterday.  John Frederick Zurick was taken to Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital with severe injuries after the incident on February 22.  Paramedics were called to the cottage in Winsford, near Minehead, on … Read more

Princess Anne’s friend Debbie Zurick sought solace with Irish landowner

A dog breeding friend of Princess Anne who was allegedly gunned down by her estranged husband sought solace in the arms of a farmer in Ireland when her marriage collapsed, MailOnline can reveal. Debbie Zurick, 56, was found with gunshot wounds at her marital home on the Somerset estate where Boris Johnson grew up after … Read more

Police seized guns from Princess Anne’s former dog trainer just weeks before he ‘shot his wife’

Police seized licensed weapons from Princess Anne’s dog trainer just weeks before he ‘shot his estranged wife dead and then tried to kill himself at Boris Johnson’s family estate’. Debbie Zurick, was gunned down at the weekend at her home in Winsford, near Minehead in Somerset. The 56-year-old’s husband John, is believed to be in … Read more