Princess Anne is not just one of the hardest working members of the royal family, she's also one of the funniest.
King Charles's sister is well known for her dry wit and no-nonsense attitude, which has led to a number of iconic moments - from her reaction to being mistaken for her brother, to her cool response to a would-be kidnapper.
When Ian Ball shot her bodyguard and ordered Anne to get out of her car, she famously replied: "Not bloody likely!"
Anne further spoke about the 1974 incident in an interview with Michael Parkinson. "We had a sort of discussion about where or where not we were going to go," she recalled to laughter from the audience.
"Well, he said I had to go with him - I can't remember why," she added facetiously, before turning to her husband Mark. "You were quite obstinate about it," he added. "I said I didn't think I wanted to go," the Princess said with a smile. "I was scrupulously polite, because I thought, silly to be too rude at that stage."
Anne's dinner party exit strategy
Anne also has a funny way of making her dinner guests leave when she wants to wrap things up, and it's the perfect exit strategy.
Explaining her unconventional hosting style, she previously revealed: "After all, one wants everyone out of the house by 9.15 pm at the latest.
© Getty Images"For pudding, I pass them a choc ice to eat in the car."
The famous choc ice, for those unfamiliar with the iconic eighties dessert, is a bar of vanilla ice cream covered in milk chocolate, which usually retails for between £1 and £2 in local British supermarkets for a box of eight.
Princess Anne's unusual diet
It's not just Anne's choice of dessert that might raise eyebrows. Her daily diet also includes some peculiar items.
Despite being privy to personal chefs, along with the freshest ingredients and invites to many of the world's best restaurants at her disposal, the Princess Royal has some very frugal habits when it comes to food.
© Getty ImagesAnne has never been one for decadence or indulgence when it comes to mealtimes and has even been known to serve her dinner guests pork pies or "anything by Fray Bentos," a famous British brand known for its iconic tinned meat pies, according to the Mail Online.
What does Princess Anne eat for breakfast?
Princess Anne reportedly likes to start her day with a bowl of fruit, kickstarting her metabolism with a natural sugar kick – but the way she likes to eat her bananas might make your stomach churn.
It has been reported that the late Queen Elizabeth II's daughter often has a bizarre request for her bananas, preferring them to be past their 'best before' date.
© GettyFormer royal chef Darren McGrady previously told TODAY: "[Princess Anne] almost always preferred the bananas almost black - overripe - because they digest easier."
What does Princess Anne eat for lunch?
Although very little is known about the royal's regular eating habits, Anne has been known to enjoy kippers, a form of smoked herring.
The salty fish is most commonly eaten at breakfast with eggs, but makes a delicious lunch alternative when served in a salad, or paired with buttery new potatoes.
© GettyThe royal's fondness for kippers was revealed by a complimentary letter she previously sent to Fortune Kippers, a 140-year-old company based in Whitby, Yorkshire.
Given Anne's sweet tooth and close relationship with her mother, it's also likely the royal shares a fondness for afternoon tea, which Her Late Majesty was said to enjoy every day.
Darren previously revealed that the late monarch enjoyed chocolate biscuit cake and ginger cake, and her favourite sandwiches were cucumber, egg and smoked salmon.
What does Princess Anne eat for dinner?
To mark her 70th birthday in 2020, Princess Anne guest-edited an edition of Country Life magazine, during which she revealed her favourite luxury dish.
Anne told readers that devilled pheasant was her go-to supper, brought to life by Executive Chef of the Ritz, John Williams.
© Getty ImagesJohn told Country Life: "Basically, a couple of whole pheasants are poached, then taken off the bone, shredded and kept warm in the poaching juices.
"You just add freshly whipped cream, left in the fridge for an hour to stiffen, mixed with a good amount of Green Label mango chutney."
King Charles's unusual food rule
Anne isn't the only royal to have unusual food habits, so too does King Charles. But the monarch's preference isn't to do with what he eats - but rather when he eats. The royal is said to skip lunch.
© Getty ImagesWriting in The Telegraph, former royal correspondent Gordon Rayner previously revealed: "Lunch is seen as a luxury that gets in the way of his work, so he eats a late breakfast and works through.
"I found this out the hard way, by going hungry when I started covering royal tours and watching enviously as his long-suffering staff produced snacks from pockets so they could eat on the go."
