Wie trouwde met Tim Laurence?

Sir Timothy James Hamilton (Tim) Laurence (Camberwell (Surrey), 1 maart 1955) is een Britse viceadmiraal buiten dienst en de tweede echtgenoot van prinses Anne.

Laurence is de zoon van Guy Stewart Laurence en Barbara Alison Laurence (geboortenaam: Symons). Hij trouwde op 12 december 1992 met de in datzelfde jaar gescheiden prinses Anne, de enige dochter van koningin Elizabeth II. Ze trouwden in een Schotse kerk, omdat de Anglicaanse Kerk in Engeland gescheiden mensen verbiedt te hertrouwen in een kerk. Het huwelijk bleef kinderloos en ze wonen in St. James's Palace.

In juni 2011 werd hij door koningin Elizabeth benoemd tot Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. Sindsdien draagt hij de persoonlijke titel 'sir'. Hij was een van de zeer weinigen die in 2021 bij de uitvaartdienst van zijn schoonvader Philip Mountbatten achter de baar mocht lopen.

Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles III. Born third in the line of succession to the British throne, she is 18th as of 2026. She has held the title of Princess Royal since 1987.

Born at Clarence House, Anne was educated at Benenden School and began carrying out official royal duties in early adulthood. A distinguished equestrian, she won one gold medal at the 1971 and two silver medals at the 1975 European Eventing Championships. In 1976, she became the first member of the British royal family to compete in the Olympic Games. She has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1988.

Anne undertakes engagements and official duties on behalf of the monarch and serves as patron or president of more than 300 organisations, including WISE, Riders for Health, Carers Trust, and Transaid. Her charitable work focuses primarily on sport, science, disability, and health in developing countries. She has been closely associated with Save the Children for over fifty years and has visited numerous projects supported by the organisation worldwide.

In 1973, Anne married Captain Mark Phillips; the couple separated in 1989 and divorced in 1992. They have two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall. Later in 1992, she married Commander (now Vice admiral) Sir Timothy Laurence, whom she met during his service as an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II.