How has the relationship between Princess Anne and Kate Middleton changed over the years

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00:00 The Prince and Princess of Wales were among the Royal Family members to send their heartfelt

00:04 wishes to the Princess Royal on her 73rd birthday on Tuesday.

00:15 Prince William and Kate, both 41, re-shared King Charles and Queen Camilla's tribute to

00:20 Princess Anne on Instagram Stories and added their own message.

00:31 Happy Birthday to the Princess Royal!

00:33 The couple captioned the image.

00:35 The King's official social media accounts posted a previously unseen photo of Charles

00:39 and Anne, taken on the day of the coronation in May.

00:50 Anne, dressed in military uniform, can be seen smiling at her older brother, Charles,

00:55 who is wearing his robes of a state and the Imperial State Crown.

01:05 The Princess Royal was given an important role at the Westminster Abbey service as the

01:09 King's gold stick-in-waiting, who is entrusted with the monarch's personal safety.

01:21 Anne rode horseback beside Charles and Camilla who returned to Buckingham Palace in the Gold

01:25 State Coach following the coronation service.

01:31 A second photo shared by the King's social media account showed Charles as a young boy

01:39 with his baby sister Anne in July 1951.

01:50 The young prince, then two, was pictured in his pram wearing a button-up coat, wrapped

01:54 up under a soldier-printed blanket.

02:04 In the sweet snap, Charles holds his baby sister Anne's hand as she sits in a pram next

02:09 to her brother.

02:17 The little princess, who was then aged around 11 months, is wearing a cream coat with a

02:21 frilled collar, and a knitted bonnet.

02:30 The Princess Royal, who typically has a busy schedule of public engagements, is currently

02:35 taking a break from her duties.

02:44 She is expected to be among the family members to join King Charles and Queen Camilla at

02:48 Balmoral Castle during their summer break in Scotland.

02:58 The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte

03:02 and Prince Louis, are also likely to join the family reunion.

03:13 William and Kate traditionally spend some of the school holidays at their Norfolk residence,

03:17 St Mirhal.

03:24 Last weekend, it emerged that the princess attended a festival at nearby Houghton Hall,

03:30 the home of the couple's friends, David Rocksavage and Rose Hanbury, formerly known as the Marquess

03:35 and Marchioness of Cholmley.

03:44 Catherine is patron of the Royal College of Midwives, RCM, while Kate is patron of the

03:49 Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, RCOG, and the Royal Women will visit their

03:55 headquarters in London.

04:02 Both women are one of very few current senior working royals, and are usually only photographed

04:08 together at family events such as Christmas at Sandringham or Trooping the Colour.

04:19 But despite seemingly appearing at ease in each other's company, how close are the pair?

04:24 Here we take a look.

04:28 Anne, 71, is the aunt of Kate's husband Prince William, so it's likely that Anne and Kate,

04:38 40, have spent a lot of time together during big royal family get-togethers.

04:41 However, when it comes to their official royal duties, their paths very rarely cross.

05:01 Although that is not to say Anne does not appear to take an interest into what Kate

05:05 has been up to and the media attention surrounding her.

05:15 And speaking in a documentary, the Queen's daughter did reveal her sympathy for younger

05:20 royals, who have entered the royal stage in the social media era, such as Kate.

05:32 She told the ITV film Anne, "The Princess Royal at 70.

05:36 The pressure that is applied to the younger members of the family, it's always worse.

05:47 That's what the media is interested in.

05:49 That's hard sometimes to deal with.

05:51 But there was no social media in my day, and it's probably made it more difficult."

06:03 Kate and Anne seeming ease with each other may be down to one love they both appear to

06:07 share, sport.

06:15 Kate is well-known for her sporty nature, and has played football, rugby, cricket and

06:19 hockey on several engagements in the past.

06:26 Meanwhile, Anne is also known for her love of sports, and in 1971 became the first member

06:34 of the royal family to compete in the Olympics.

06:44 So it's no surprise that the pair were spotted together at the London 2012 Olympics together

06:48 enjoying one of the sailing events.

06:55 However, when it comes to sport, the women may have a slight rivalry with rugby.

07:02 Kate is patron of the English Rugby Union while Anne has the same job, but with the

07:07 Scottish Rugby Union.

07:15 But despite their shared interests and jolly bond, there were some eyebrows raised by a

07:19 comment made by Anne when Kate announced her pregnancy with oldest child Prince George.

07:30 According to the Express, when Anne was asked about the upcoming addition to the royal family

07:35 in 2013, she reportedly responded, "Nothing to do with me, but it's very good news."

07:48 Royal fans responded on Twitter, calling the Princess Royal "miserable", one said, "Strange

07:53 comment, don't understand her" while another wrote, "How rude and disrespectful."

08:04 Working more closely, today we'll see Kate and Anne make a rare official appearance together,

08:10 so will there likely be more in the future?

08:19 Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliam told the Express, "It's a very good idea because this

08:23 is maximising the potential of members of the Royal Family who are popular and hard-working."

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