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On This Day

Posted by Karen on November 5, 2024, 12:16 pm

1971 - Princess Anne was voted 'Sportswoman of the Year' by the British Sportswriters' Association. At age 21, Princess Anne won the European Eventing Championship at Burghley. Accepting the award at the Sports Writers' Association's annual ball. She said, "I am honored. I never expected to get this award. I have not been around in the sporting world for very long." racing driver Jackie Stewart was awarded the Sportsmen of the year award.

Re: On This Day

Posted by Hollie24 on November 5, 2024, 1:14 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

Sir Jackie blinked at the wrong time! Jackie taught Anne and Charles how to drive (I don't know about Andrew and Edward), and they've remained good friends ever since.

Re: On This Day-Short Video

Posted by karenl on November 5, 2024, 8:12 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

Re: On This Day-Short Video

Posted by Karen on November 6, 2024, 12:42 pm, in reply to "Re: On This Day-Short Video"

The video is from the BBC Sports Personality of Year event, which is held in December and was first held in 1954. The winner is the sportsperson, judged by a public vote, to have achieved the most that year. Her Royal Highness also won this award in the same year 1971. The other award which I posted about was awarded by the British Sportswriters' Association which is the Sports Journalists.

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