Princess Anne has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit the English Channel Island Little Sark.
The sister of King Charles, 74, also visited Sark and Guernsey as part of a trip to commemorate VE Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe and the liberation of the islands from German control.
The Princess Royal visited the islands, the only part of Britain occupied by Germany during World War Two, on Friday and Saturday.
Princess Anne became the first member of the Royal Family to visit Sark
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German forces formally surrendered on May 9 in Guernsey, with neighbouring Sark liberated the following day.
In her trip to Little Sark, Anne met with locals before taking a horse and carriage trip to La Coupée, a narrow walkway that connects Little Sark to Sark.
The 74-year-old, along with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, then walked La Coupee while hearing about the recent repair work done to fix erosion.
The Princess Royal then walked the East Coast Path while receiving a briefing on the historic Operation Basalt and Hartack.
Anne travelled around the tiny island as part of VE Day celebrations
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These raids on Sark were undertaken by British commandos during the World War Two aimed at gathering intelligence and capturing German prisoners.
After her walks, Anne visited la Société Sercquaise (the Sark Society), a society that was founded in 1975 to study, preserve and enhance Sark’s natural environment and cultural heritage, and met volunteers.
As part of the main event, the Princess Royal attended 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Sark Celebrations at the Avenue where she met representatives from the Liberated Generation.
To mark the event, Anne planted a silver birch tree and the visited the islands museum dedicated to the occupation period.
Anne met with locals from the only part of Britain that had been occupied by Germany in World War Two
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Included is a sobering exhibit dedicated to those deported from the Sark’s. One of the deportees, Nellie Le Feuvre, who Anne met on her trip, was deported to Biberach Camp in Germany.
The previous day, Princess Anne and her husband travelled to the neighbouring channel island of Guernsey.
The Princess Royal began her day at St. Peter's Port seafront, attending the Liberation Day parade commemorating Guernsey's freedom from occupation.
A highlight of the parade was the Princess delivering a special message from King Charles to the people of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
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The Princess Royal met with islanders who had lived during the German occupation
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Anne also met with representatives of Guernsey's Wartime Generation during the event.
The Princess met several occupation survivors including Roland Duquemin, who remained in Guernsey during occupation and recalls King George's post-Liberation visit.
Anne also unveiled a plaque officially opening the new Visitors' Centre.
He day concluded with an evening dinner and reception attended by local dignitaries, charity representatives, visiting military units and delegates from Germany and France.
