On 18 January 1990, Princess Anne, Princess Royal sat down with ITN's John Suchet in Buckingham Palace to discuss her work with the Save the Children Fund (STCF), more commonly known as Save the Children. Princess Anne, who was marking 20 years as president of the charity, discussed a range of issues relating to the charity's work across the globe. The Princess Royal spoke about what first drew her towards working with that charity in particular (a clue: it wasn't a desire to work with children!) and how she thought the government had improved its support for NGOs. She shared her thoughts on why Save the Children was needed in the UK as well as less economically developed countries, including the ways in which developed societies can lose a sense of community. And she pondered on her pessimistic tendencies and how the work of Save the Children gave her cause for optimism.

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