Queen Elizabeth and Princess Anne: A Look Back at Their Special Mother-Daughter Relationship

The smiling ladies stand arm-in-arm at Windsor Castle.

The mother-daughter pair are in sync at a London airport as the Queen and Prince Philip arrive home from a 45-day tour.

Anne measures up to her mother as they stay in step ahead of a polo match in London’s Windsor Park.

What gems! A 19-year-old Princess Anne joins her mom for a State Visit to Austria.

Anne dresses for the times while at Sandringham, the royals’ vacation home, with her family.

Queen Elizabeth brings Princess Anne as her escort for a two-month royal tour of Australia and New Zealand.

That same year, the pair unite again for a 10-day summer tour of Canada.

Anne appears to follow her mom’s lead at Royal Ascot.

Could they be more alike? The royal women tour Turkey in their variations on green gear, handbags on their elbows.

The pair don their crowns as they ride the Irish State Coach to the opening ceremony of the new session of Parliament.

Anne evokes another princess — Cinderella! — while joining her mom for the premiere of Murder on the Orient Express.

The pair are spitting images of each other at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

In perhaps one of their most public twinning moments, the mom and daughter don yellow coats and complementary hats at Epsom Downs Racecourse (peep the Queen Mum in a regal purple!).

Mom and daughter choose ’80s-appropriate patterns for an event at Royal Albert Hall in London.

Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women’s Day in London.

The ladies brighten things up at Royal Ascot’s Ladies Day.

Anne has her mom’s ear (and smile!) at the Braemar Highland Gathering in Scotland.

Another year, another Royal Ascot for mom and daughter.

Anne has her mom’s back during a trip to Glasgow, Scotland.

And she had it ’til the end. Following the Queen’s death in September of 2022, Anne — who was at her mom’s side when she died — had the somber task of following the coffin from Scotland to London. As she performed her royal duty, she released a statement, saying in part, “It has been an honour and a privilege to accompany her on her final journeys.”