Anne Cromwell

## Family

King Louis (Father)
 Queen Alexandra (Mother)
 Grace Cromwell (Sister)
 Prince Federick Cromwell (Husband; deceased)
 Cyrus Cromwell (Son)
 Helena Cromwell (Daughter)
 Richard Cromwell (Son)
 Louise Cromwell (Daughter)
 Beatrice Cromwell (Daughter-in-law)
 Penelope, Duchess of Albany (former daughter-in-law)
 Alexandra Cromwell (Granddaughter, via Cyrus)
 Theodora Cromwell (Granddaughter, via Cyrus)
 Georgiana Cromwell (Granddaughter, via Cyrus)
 Francesca Cromwell (Granddaughter, via Cyrus)
 Samantha Cromwell (Granddaughter, via Cyrus)
 David Cromwell (Grandson, via Richard)
 Henry Cromwell (Grandson, via Richard)
 Ashley Cunningham (Granddaughter, via Richard)
 Eleanor Lansbury (Nice)
 Victoria Lansbury (Niece)
 Unnamed cousin
 Lord Alexander Cromwell (second cousin)

**Anne Cromwell** (a.k.a. Queen Anne) was the Queen of the United Kingdom, and the matriarch of the royal family. She died from cancer prior to the start of the series. Following Queen Anne's death, her oldest son, Cyrus ascended to the throne, making him King. This also makes his wife, Beatrice Queen of the United Kingdom. She had a special relationship with Cyrus' four daughters.

## Royal Profile

Anne was born in London, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Albany, later King Phillip VI and Queen Charlotte, and she was educated privately at home. Her father ascended the throne on the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had four children: King Cyrus; Prince Richard; Helena, Princess Royal, and Princess Louise.

When her father died in February 1972, Anne became head of the Commonwealth and queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. She reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes, such as devolution in the United Kingdom, Canadian patriation, and the decolonization of Africa. Between 1956 and 1992, the number of her realms varied as territories gained independence, and as realms, including South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (renamed Sri Lanka), became republics. Her many historic visits and meetings included a state visit to the Republic of Ireland and visits to or from five popes. Significant events included her coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilees in 1977, 2002, and 2012, respectively. In 2017, she became the first British monarch to reach a Sapphire Jubilee. She was the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch. She was the longest-serving female head of state in world history, and the world's oldest living monarch, longest-reigning monarch, and oldest and longest-serving head of state. Her Majesty the Queen acted as a Patron to more than 600 charities and organizations across the UK and the Commonwealth. Find out more about these organizations and the work they do in their communities.

## Trademark

* Dress suit, big hat, boxy handbag
* Waving
* Typically wore bright colors to events to stand out.
* Jessica Lange’s Curled Bob.

## Trivia

* She had several nicknames:
	+ Annie
	+ Her Gracious Majesty
	+ Defender of the Faith
	+ Ma'am
	+ Queenie
	+ HM
	+ Your Majesty
* She was fluent in French, so was her granddaughters, Alexandra, Theodora, Georgiana, and Francesca
* She sat for 139 official portraits.
* She visited the sets of Britain's most popular TV soap operas - Coronation Street (1960) in 1982 and again in 2021, EastEnders (1985) in 2001 and Emmerdale Farm (1972) in 2002.
* She had 8 grandchildren: Prince William Arthur Philip Louis (b. 21 June 1982), and Prince Henry Charles Albert David (b. 15 September 1984, Prince Charles' sons), Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (b. 15 November 1977) and Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips (b. 15 May 1981, Princess Anne's children), Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary (b. 8 August 1988) and Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena (b. 23 March 1990, Prince Andrew's daughters), Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary (b. 8 November 2003) and James Alexander Philip Theo, Viscount Severn (b. 17 December 2007, Prince Edward's children).

Her favorite Royal residence was Hiram Castle.

* She ascended the throne when she was 30.
* She was delivered via Caesarean section.
	+ Her daughter-in-law Queen Beatrice delivered her daughters via caesarean section.
* All but two of her great granddaughters have some form of Anne in their name. Her granddaughter Zara's has a daughter Lena Elizabeth, Peter Phillips Zaras brother has a daughter Isla Elizabeth. Williams daughter is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana and Harry's daughter is Lilibet Diana and Princess Beatrice named her daughter Siena Elizabeth.
* She owned the world's finest Pink Diamond; it forms the Centre of a flower brooch and weights 54.50 carats. Following her death, it was later inherited by Princess Alexandra
* Although most of the "Crown Jewels" are owned by the state, the British Royal Family do own one of the most valuable collection of jewels in the world, containing some of the worlds largest diamonds, Emeralds, Sapphires, and Rubies.