SHOCK HORROR! Princess Anne Ditches Her Horses for… Heavy Metal Drumming?! 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND – The Iron Princess has traded her riding boots for combat boots! In the most jaw-dropping announcement to rock the Royal Family since Prince Harry wore jeans, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has revealed she is abandoning her lifelong dedication to equestrianism to pursue a career as a professional Heavy Metal drummer!
The news broke yesterday afternoon, not via a formal Palace statement, but through a deeply unsettling video posted to a new, highly stylized music website called “Anarchy Anne’s Royal Racket.”
In the video, the 75-year-old Princess, famous for her no-nonsense attitude and practical wool coats, appeared with newly dyed purple hair, wearing a black leather waistcoat, and seated behind a massive, chrome-plated drum kit. She then proceeded to unleash a blistering 90-second solo, culminating in a dramatic cymbal crash and a surprisingly loud yell of “Long Live the Riff!”
The Silent Decade of Deception
It turns out, the Princess Royal’s decades of quiet, early-morning engagements and seemingly endless ribbon-cutting ceremonies were all a cover for her secret passion.
Sources—a surprisingly chatty groundskeeper at Gatcombe Park—claim that Anne’s stables haven’t been housing horses for the last ten years, but an elaborately disguised, soundproofed underground music studio!
“We always thought she was going down to give the horses their early feed, but the noises coming up? They weren’t neighs, guv,” the source stated, still rubbing his ears. “They were definitely double-bass drum blasts and what sounded like a furious bagpipe solo. Now it all makes sense. She was rehearsing with her band, ‘The Crown Jewels.’”
The band, which reportedly includes a retired Palace footman on bass and the Queen’s former personal gardener on lead guitar, is set to tour later this year under the banner: “No Horseplay: Anne Hits the Road.”
Charles is Said to Be “Utterly Mortified”
While her mother, the late Queen, was known for her “never complain, never explain” mantra, her brother, King Charles III, is reportedly “utterly mortified.” The King, a known lover of classical music and organic gardening, is said to be barricaded in his study, trying to use essential oils to “cleanse the royal aura” of the soundwaves.
“His Majesty is concerned about the noise pollution alone,” said a royal aide who wished to remain anonymous. “But more than that, he fears Anne might inadvertently knock over a priceless Ming vase with an enthusiastic drumstick twirl during a state dinner. Protocol forbids air drumming during the National Anthem!”
Camilla, the Queen Consort, however, is reportedly thrilled. She allegedly sent Anne a bouquet of black roses and a handwritten note saying, “Finally, someone in this family has a hobby more interesting than polo. See you in the mosh pit!”
