Princess Anne lauded for moment she 'flattened student's tyres' in witty comeback

has been praised for her no-nonsense comeback to shut down a student who thought he could embarrass the

Footage has surfaced today on TikTok, showing . During which, one asks her "How does it feel having as your private property?" The Princess gave a wry smile before responding.

She responded with: "Well, I don't know because it isn't" - prompting laughter from the rest of the students. "No, it's a state-owned establishment," she continued. "I wasn't actually born there, I have my office there and lives there but it's not really private property."

And the witty remark was loved by TikTok users, with one stating: "He thought he was giving an 'ouch' moment but she flattened his tires (sic)". Another said: "Princess Anne is such an awesome BOSS."

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A further fan posted on the app: "She did that and with tact. My favourite of the whole bunch!" Others like the video, which captured the hard-working royal in Moscow, , in the 1990s.

Anne, the late Queen's only daughter, is known for her sharp and witty retorts. One of these famously came into play during a in 1974. A man named Ian Ball shot at Anne's Rolls-Royce as she and her then husband, , were returning to Buckingham Palace from a reception. Ball, who had hoped for a ransom of millions of dollars, commanded Anne to get out of the car during the tussle. "Not bloody likely" was her response.

In a 1980 interview with British talk show host , Princess Anne spoke about how she refused to move, even as Ball grabbed her arm and tackled her to the floor of the car. "We had a sort of discussion about where or where not we were going to go," she revealed, adding that she saw no point in being rude to her assailant , which she thinks lasted at least 10 minutes.

"I was scrupulously polite because I thought it was silly to be too rude at that stage," she said, adding that it was the moment when ripped her dress that her attitude changed for the worse. "The back of my dress split and that was his most dangerous moment," she quipped. "I lost my rag at that stage."