Fran & Anna

Frances Watt, BEM (1922 – 2003) and Anna Watt, BEM (1924 – 2009) were the younger daughters of David Watt, a Coatbridge steel worker. As children, Fran and Anna toured Lanarkshire clubs with their father. By the late 1940s and ’50s they had achieved success as “The Prince Sisters”, performing on cruise ships and touring international cabaret and supper club circuits during the 1960s. they changed their stage name to “Fran and Anna” around 1970 and adopted their trademark “tartan kitsch” and charmingly comic style. They reputedly wore their stage outfits daily – even while shopping locally.