Mike Tindall is planning a birthday party for his mother-in-law despite the Princess Royal's reluctance to celebrate the milestone occasion, according to a source.
Princess Anne celebrated her 75th birthday by hosting a charity forum at Buckingham Palace rather than holding personal festivities.
The Princess Royal gathered representatives from 111 of her patronages last week to discuss how she can continue supporting them.
The decision reflects her longstanding preference for charitable work over personal celebration. However, her son-in-law Mike Tindall is reportedly planning a grand party at the party barn he and Zara designed on the Gatcombe Park estate.
Mike Tindall is planning a birthday party for his mother-in-law despite the Princess Royal's reluctance to celebrate the milestone occasion, according to a source.
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A source told the Mail that Mike Tindall has plans for a celebration in the party barn at Gatcombe Park. The Tindalls live in the grounds of Anne's countryside retreat.
The Princess, who turns 75 on August 15, spent over two hours at the palace event.
She made an effort to shake hands with as many of the 200-plus attendees as possible whilst thanking them for their contributions.
Colonel John Boyd, the Princess's private secretary, addressed the charity representatives in the palace ballroom. He acknowledged the considerable interest in the Princess Royal's birthday celebrations before explaining her wishes.
The Princess turns 75 on August 15.
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"As you are aware, the Princess has given decades of time and support to more than 400 charities and patronages," he told the gathering. "It probably won't come as a surprise, given HRH's commitment to you all, that the way the Princess wants to celebrate this milestone is to replicate what she's done on previous significant birthdays and hold this charities forum."
Boyd added the Princess wants "to once again understand how she can help you, at a time when the third sector is facing unprecedented challenges and transformations."
The Princess addressed her guests with characteristic modesty, telling them: "I'm not here because this was my choice. You very kindly asked me to become patron of your organisations, so it's an honour for me to have all of you here."
She spoke about "the pleasure I get from visiting and finding out a bit more about what you do" and emphasised the importance of their work.
Princess Anne celebrated her 75th birthday by hosting a charity forum at Buckingham Palace rather than holding personal festivities.
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The royal added: "The responsibility and respect that you give to your own organisations and the people who work for you and your beneficiaries is perhaps the key to what makes you so important."
The Princess also thanked the King for allowing the use of Buckingham Palace for the event.
Following the forum, guests were invited to a private reception in the Picture Gallery, accompanied by music from the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, another of the Princess's patronages.
A palace source said: "This personifies what Her Royal Highness cares about. She didn't want to do anything for her birthday but bring her charities together to hear more about their work and how she can help them."