Anne, Princess Royal

About Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal, born in 1950, is a prominent figure in the modern British monarchy, currently holding the rank of #860 on the Historical Popularity Index (HPI) compiled by MIT's Pantheon project. As the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, her historical significance is tied to her long-standing role as a working member of the Royal Family and her extensive commitment to military affiliations and charitable work globally. Her HPI ranking places her among historically significant figures, reflecting this sustained public and institutional role.

Her 2025 internet attention, however, shows a considerable disconnect from this historical standing, registering an attention gap of +7x, indicating overattention relative to her HPI rank. With 2.1 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, she garners significantly more modern attention than comparably important historical figures such as Pope Urban VII (#422 importance, 103K views) or Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (#472 importance, 64K views). This suggests that contemporary online interest heavily favors figures associated with current events or monarchy over figures ranked similarly based on broader, longitudinal cultural impact.

Despite her high attention relative to her HPI rank, her recent trend data suggests slight waning interest, with a year-over-year change of -1.5%. However, this is tempered by a strong recent surge in interest, evidenced by a +17% momentum change between Q1 and Q3 of 2025.