Buckingham Palace Removed Princess Anne’s Birthday Post & Royal Fans Think They Know Why

August is kind of a big deal for Princess Anne. Sure, she’s always busy as one of the most hardworking members of the royal family (seriously, no one clocks in more royal engagements than her) but that’s not what I'm talking about. This month marks a major milestone—Princess Anne is turning 75.

To celebrate the occasion, Buckingham Palace has been sharing throwback photos, heartfelt tributes and even a few fun facts about the Princess Royal. But this week, eagle-eyed royal watchers noticed something… interesting: one of those birthday posts was quietly deleted.

As part of the celebration, the Palace had shared a post featuring 75 Facts About Princess Anne. Well, one of those facts appeared to be a mistake. In the now-deleted post, fact number 14 read: "Her Royal Highness also has two stepchildren from her second marriage to Sir Timothy Laurence, Tom and Amy Laurence."

Cue the confusion. Social media quickly lit up with puzzled reactions. “#14 Tom and Amy Laurence? Either I’ve gone crazy or Sir Tim has secret children,” one user wrote. “Pretty sure this is an error, but how did that happen?”

Another chimed in, “Am I going a bit mad? Princess Anne has two stepchildren? That’s news to me.” While a third summed up what I'm sure a lot of people were thinking, writing, “Have never heard that! If so, they’ve certainly been kept under wraps!”