Princess Anne
No British royal works more than she does
Princess Anne had plenty of hands to shake again in 2022.
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The new list of Britain’s hardest working royals is here and once again there was no escaping the busy Princess Anne.
In public perception, Princess Anne (72) may not be at the forefront. In fact, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) has been one of the hardest-working members of the British royal family for years, as a new ranking proves once again. Because even in the outgoing year 2022, no UK royal took part in more public appearances and events than the 72-year-old. Believe it or not, Anne has carried out 214 of these commitments in the past twelve months, reports the “Daily Mail”.
This means that it is once again the undisputed number one – as it has been for the past two years and most of the time before. You last saw her in 2019 her older brother and now appointed king Charles III. (74) from this title. In 2022, he still had 181 commitments and thus came in second. The top 3 is also in the hands of siblings, so Prince Edward (58) made 143 appearances. Not surprisingly, only one of the Queen’s children did not take place – as is well known, Prince Andrew (62) had resigned from all royal duties due to his involvement in the Epstein scandal in 2019.
Princess Kate held back
Sophie von Wessex (57) landed just behind Prince Edward with 138 appearances. That’s not surprising either, as a married couple, the two appeared primarily together. Meanwhile, Prince William (40) only ranks fifth. With his 126 appointments, the new number one in the line of succession has also gotten around a lot, and this number will certainly continue to rise in the coming years.
The top 10 of the past year is completed by the king’s wife Camilla (75, 102 appearances), Duke Richard of Gloucester (78, 100 appearances) and his wife Duchess Birgitte (76, 94 appearances). The number for Prince William’s wife Duchess Kate (40) seems surprisingly low: 90 appointments still lifted her to ninth place and thus ahead of Duke Edward of Kent (87), who made it to 78 and thus completed the first ten places.