Buckingham Palace forced to remove Princess Anne birthday post after major family gaffe
Buckingham Palace has been left red-faced after a birthday tribute to Princess Anne didn't go according to plan. The Palace had released a list of 75 facts about the Princess Royal in honour of her upcoming 75th birthday on tomorrow.
However, one so-called fact caused quite a stir among Royal enthusiasts, leading to the entire post being removed.
The contentious point was number fourteen on the list, which claimed that Anne, King Charles ' sister, had two stepchildren from her second marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. The Palace even named these supposed stepchildren as Tom and Amy Laurence. It comes after Kate halted her summer break to release new video with emotional statement.
This information was quickly debunked by eagle-eyed fans who pointed out that Sir Tim, a retired Royal Navy officer, had not been previously married before tying the knot with Princess Anne in December 1992. Furthermore, there has never been any mention of him having children from a previous relationship.
Anne herself has two children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips, from her first marriage to Captain Mark Phillips. Despite the Palace removing the page from its website, it still appears on Google, and the tweet has also been deleted, reports the Express
One user who noticed the mistake commented: "#14 Tom and Amy Laurence? Either I've gone crazy or Sir Tim Laurence has secret children." They added: "Pretty sure this is an error, but how did that happen? I can't think of any Tom & Amy siblings in the extended royal family."
Another chimed in with: "That would be the best hidden royal secret ever." A third person disputed: "This is not true. Sir Tim does not have children from a previous relationship."
A fourth individual queried: "That is so odd? Could it be an AI mistake? Someone at BP made that list with chatgpt but didn't check it? Otherwise that would be one heck of a plot twist."
A fifth person simply exclaimed: "Wild."
Ahead of her milestone birthday, Princess Anne has been praised by charity figure heads she has long worked with, as well as the royal family, for her unwavering dedication to the Firm and lifetime of service.
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