King Charles and Queen Camilla have shared a particular message for Princess Anne’s husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.
Taking to their official Instagram account, the royal couple shared two photographs of Sir Tim to mark his seventieth birthday. The primary confirmed him smiling within the sunshine throughout an official royal outing, whereas the second captured him alongside Princess Anne at what seemed to be a royal backyard occasion.
© Royal HouseholdWithin the picture, the pair are wearing navy uniforms, beaming as a navy band performs.
Alongside the pictures have been the phrases: “Wishing a Pleased seventieth Birthday to Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence!”—full with a birthday cake emoji. This marks a uncommon public alternate between Their Majesties and Sir Tim.
© Royal HouseholdTim married the Princess Royal in 1992, the identical 12 months she introduced her divorce from her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips, the daddy of Anne’s kids, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips.
Whereas Anne and Sir Tim do not need any kids collectively, the previous equerry seems to share a detailed relationship with Peter and Zara.
Peter spoke warmly about his mom and stepfather’s relationship in an ITV documentary honouring the Princess Royal’s seventieth birthday in 2020.
He mentioned: “They each have an understanding of what being a part of the broader household means and what’s required.”
Including: “He is been a really robust assist for her.”
© Alan Davidson/ShutterstockTalking about marrying into the royal household, Sir Tim mentioned within the documentary: “The similarities with Princess Anne’s father [Prince Philip] are a lot talked about, however what’s much less spoken about are the similarities together with her mom, the Queen [Elizabeth II]. The widespread theme is humour and enjoyable.”
He added: “One of many nice surprises for me after I first went to Balmoral, Sandringham, and Windsor was that these locations are stuffed with laughter.”
Anne and Sir Tim additionally share an appreciation for sport. “We each observe with nice enthusiasm the Scottish rugby crew,” Sir Tim mentioned, with Anne hardly ever lacking a match.
