'Keep going!': Runner reveals surprising moment he bumped into Princess Anne during a jog in Scotland - and the words of encouragement she offered him

A man has shared his shock after bumping into Princess Anne during a run in Scotland - and revealed the encouraging words she shared with him.Finlay Jacobs, a digital creator based in the country, took to his Instagram Stories yesterday to share his surprising encounter with The Princess Royal.Speaking to the camera while on a run, he claimed: 'I just went past this house, and this Land Rover pulls up as I'm running by, and this lady gets out. She goes, "Hello", and I was like "Hi". 'I look again, and I'm like, it's Princess Anne, Princess Anne of Scotland, it's like what the heck.'The content creator then claimed that Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter shared an encouraging comment to the runner as he passed by.'She looks at me and goes "keep going",' he explained before sharing his surprise, adding: 'What the heck. I wanted to stop for a photo, or something, get her in the video. 'But I guess, I was like, I'll keep going because I'm not going to disturb her. She's obviously out here for privacy. But yeah, what a weird situation.'His clip was titled: 'Casually bumped into Princess Anne on my run' alongside a laughing emoji and the Scottish flag. A man (pictured) has shared his shock after bumping into Princess Anne during a run in Scotland - and revealed the encouraging words she shared with himThe Daily Mail has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.It is thought Princess Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence are still holidaying at Balmoral with other members of the Royal Family for the summer.The King has been joined at his Scottish estate by his wife Queen Camilla and eldest son Prince William and Kate as well as their children George, Charlotte and Louis.Other royals present include Prince Edward and Sophie and their children Lady Louise and James, Earl of Wessex.Zara and Mike Tindall have also been spotted at the 50,000-acre Highland estate with their children, along with Peter Phillips and his new wife Harriet Sperling.The royals were at Balmoral when news broke publicly on Wednesday last week that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were returning. Charles had been told three days earlier on the Sunday.On Wednesday, the Sussexes arrived back in the UK with their children after six years in the US following 'Megxit' in 2020, landing at Birmingham Airport.The family are understood to have been given no police protection for their arrival, amid questions over whether taxpayers will foot the bill for their security.They are now setting up their home in the UK but plan to live as an 'international' family, keeping their properties in California and Portugal.The announcement that they were returning to Britain came as a shock after they quit the working monarchy in 2020 and bought a house in Montecito. Finlay Jacobs, a digital creator based in the country, took to his Instagram Stories yesterday to share his surprising encounter with The Princess Royal (pictured in Edinburgh earlier this month)Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, will live in a non-royal residence outside London. Their children have both been enrolled in UK schools and are ready to start next week.It comes a month after the couple took Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, to see their grandfather the King for the first time in four years at his Highgrove home.Sussex-friendly People magazine suggested on Wednesday that the monarch wanted to see his sons Harry and the Prince of Wales 'together over time'.The brothers no longer speak, falling out around the time of Harry and Meghan's 2018 wedding, with the relationship worsening following Harry's accusations on TV and in his memoir Spare.Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace yesterday announced that the King and Queen are to carry out an overseas tour to Antigua and Barbuda in the autumn, with Charles also undertaking a solo trip the Bahamas and a solo state visit to Guyana.Charles, who is still being treated for cancer, will embark on the nine-day official trip from October 27 until November 4.He will travel first to the Bahamas, where he is also head of state, without Camilla, and then on to Guyana for a state visit to mark 60 years of bilateral relations between the UK and the South American country.Charles and Camilla's trip to Antigua and Barbuda will coincide with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026 which is being hosted in the Caribbean nation from November 1 to 4.Elsewhere, it has emerged that Princess Anne has welcomed her newest step-granddaughter into the family 'with open arms'.The Princess Royal, who turned 76 on August 15, became a step-grandmother to Georgina following her son Peter Phillips' wedding to Harriet Sperling, an NHS paediatric nurse specialist, in June.Georgina, 13, is the new stepsister to Peter's daughters Savannah, 15, and Isla, 14, joining a growing brood of grandchildren who are all part of Anne's close-knit family at Gatcombe Park.According to a well-placed source, Anne has embraced Georgina's arrival, describing the royal as an 'amazing mother and grandmother' with a natural talent for making people feel at ease, much like her late mother, Queen Elizabeth II.And while Anne has spent many decades in the spotlight, life with her family is said to be refreshingly informal.Her children, Peter and Zara Tindall, live close to their mother at her 700-acre Gloucestershire estate, meaning Anne can see her grandchildren regularly during the rare gaps in her packed schedule.Savannah and Isla, along with Zara's children Mia, Lena and Lucas, are already familiar faces around Gatcombe – and Georgina has now firmly become a part of that family circle. It is a very different side to the Princess, who is often seen rushing between official engagements and overseas trips. Behind Gatcombe's grand pillared entrance is said to be a lived-in family home, filled with dogs, wellies, framed photographs and personal mementos. Ailsa Anderson, a former communications secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, described it as Anne's 'bolthole', where she can forget about being the Princess Royal and simply be 'Anne'.She further told Hello!: 'She's a pragmatist, a divorcee herself – and I think, like every parent, she just wants to see her children happy. 'She adores them and it's touching to see her with her grandchildren at horse trials, showing them things and looking relaxed in her jeans.' Royal author Robert Hardman also described Gatcombe as Anne's 'happy place', saying she is a 'fundamentally a country person'. He added that her relationship with the younger members of the family is 'very non-nonsense'. He said: 'It's very normal; there isn't any standing on ceremony, and she's the only one with a title. She's a very good grandmother. She's hands-on, but like all grandchildren, I think they can get away with things. She dotes on them.'