Princess Anne maintains her crown as the hardest working royal.
Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter attended the most royal engagements of any member of the royal family in 2022, according to the Reboot SEO Company’s tally using Court Circular. Princess Anne, 72, has had a total of 214 engagements, topping the list.
King Charles came in second with 181 official visits in the last 12 months. Much of it took place before her death in September when Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne. Of course, he is also working hard behind the scenes during his early reign.
Prince Edward and Lady Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will perform 143 and 138 official duties in 2022, placing them third and fourth on the list respectively.
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Prince William rounded out the top five with 126, including all stops on his recent visit to Boston, culminating in the Earthshot Awards ceremony he created.
Queen Camilla was sixth with 102 engagements, while Kate Middleton was ninth with 90 engagements.
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The top ten list was rounded out by the Duke of Gloucester (100 engagements), Duchess of Gloucester (94 engagements) and Duke of Kent (78 engagements).
This isn’t the first time Princess Anne holds the title of hardest working royal. The then-Prince Charles topped the list in his 2019 and his 2020, but his sister is regularly the hardest working.
Princess Anne has also taken on a number of personal duties in 2022. That included accompanying the Queen to her mother’s coffin on her return to England from Scotland, where she died at Balmoral Castle on 8 September.
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In a statement released by Buckingham Palace after Queen Elizabeth’s death, Princess Anne said, “I was fortunate to share the last 24 hours of my beloved mother’s life.” It was an honor and a privilege.”
Princess Anne was the only female member of the royal family to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral procession. She was also the first female participant in the monarch’s vigil when all four of her children of the late monarch stood a symbolic lookout in front of her mother’s coffin at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. made history as King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward performed the ceremony again while the Queen was laid to rest in Westminster Hall.
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Earlier this month, Princess Anne and Prince Edward were appointed State Counselors. This means he can fulfill his constitutional obligations if his older brother, King Charles, is overseas or unwell.
The position of State Counselor usually belongs to the monarch’s consort, followed by the first four in line of succession over the age of 21. Currently, these are Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice (Andrew’s eldest son). Daughter. With Prince Harry and Prince Andrew no longer serving as royals, Congress thought it best to expand the cohort to include two more people who could be called on to represent Prince Charles.
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This role is in return for Princess Anne and Prince Edward. The brothers were Queen Elizabeth’s advisers to the throne before being overtaken in line of succession. Prince Edward is now 13th, and Princess Anne is 16th, dropping down as King Charles and Prince Andrew had children and grandchildren.
