Princess Anne shrugging when the Queen asks her to greet Trump is a national mood
The internet has a new favourite royal: Princess Anne.
When your mother asks you to do something, you usually do it. Not Princess Anne, though.
In a glorious act of defiance, the princess shrugs at the Queen after appearing to refuse to greet Donald Trump and First Lady Melania during a reception as part of the NATO summit in London.
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A viral video of the iconic moment shows the Queen, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, greeting POTUS and FLOTUS. Princess Anne, however, is seen lurking behind them. The Queen then gestures at the princess, who responds, in turn, with a shrug reminiscent of a teenage rebellion. The best part? Looks like Trump and Melania spotted the shrug, too.
Princess Anne, you have stolen our hearts.
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We can't wait for this episode of The Crown.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
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