The Princess Royal carried out more than 387 engagements in 2021, more than King Charles III and more than three times more than Kate, the Princess of Wales.
Princess Anne has been tipped to be given an elevated title under King Charles III, due to her “unrivalled work ethic”. The Princess Royal was tipped by Omid Scobie, royal expert, to have “become more important to the Royal Family than ever before”.
Mr Scobie wrote that the King needs Anne “more than anyone else in the family” after becoming monarch.
The expert noted that while Charles spent a day at Highgrove Home reflecting, “Anne forged ahead with her duties”, returning to Scotland to meet with “representatives from organisations Her Majesty was patron of and chatting with well-wishers in Glasgow who had come to pay their respects”.
He added: “As the stalwart of the family, Anne has reliably been present during every moment since the September 8 death of the sovereign and will continue to be so until she is buried at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Monday.
“It should come as no surprise … It’s how she earned the title as hardest working member of the family, carrying out more than 387 engagements last year alone (even with COVID as an obstacle).
“‘She needs no praise nor attention,’ a family friend told me this week. ‘The work itself is where she gets her satisfaction’.”
Omid Scobie said Anne has ‘become more important to the Royal Family than ever before’ (Image: TWITTER)
Writing for Yahoo! News, Mr Scobie added that for the Princess Royal “a life of that work is all she has known”, with the royal taking on her first duties as a teenage.
He said: “While much talk is now focused on other family members ‘stepping up’ to support the new king, or those bigger roles taken on by the newly-styled Prince and Princess of Wales, it’s business as usual for Anne, who I’m told already has a packed diary of engagements to dive into the moment royal mourning ends seven days after the funeral.”
Mr Scobie concluded by saying: “As he takes to the throne, the King will need support from those who can provide wise counsel and be trustworthy enough to guide him as he navigates his new role.
“After all, with changing tides when it comes to support of the royal family from younger and more diverse groups, it will not be an easy walk.
“It’s rumoured that a new, elevated title may be on the horizon for Anne, and I can’t think of anyone in the family more deserving.
“But if it happens, don’t expect it to make much difference. Title or no title, Anne will always go above and beyond the call of duty—whether anyone is watching or not.”
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‘The King will need support from those who can provide wise counsel and be trustworthy’
‘The King will need support from those who can provide wise counsel and be trustworthy’ (Image: GETTY)
‘It’s rumoured that a new, elevated title may be on the horizon for Anne’
‘It’s rumoured that a new, elevated title may be on the horizon for Anne’ (Image: GETTY)
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