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EPISODE · Nov 26, 2011 · 9 MIN

Princess Anne at the 1976 Olympics

from Sporting Witness · host BBC World Service

In 1976 Princess Anne became the first member of the British Royal Family to compete in the Olympic Games. The Princess was part of the three-day eventing team in Montreal. She suffered concussion after a bad fall from her horse Goodwill.She shares her Olympic memories with Fred Dove.This programme was first broadcast in November 2011. Picture: HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal aboard Goodwill during the Mixed Three-Day Event Team Cross-Country at the XXI Olympic Summer Games on 24 July 1976 at the Olympic Equestrian Centre, Bromont, Québec, Canada., Credit: Getty Images.

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