Overview

• Princess Anne remains the hardest-working royal after completing 474 engagements in 2024, outpacing King Charles and other senior family members.
• She plans to maintain full royal duties until her 80th birthday before gradually reducing engagements to mirror her father’s example and retire fully by age 90.
• Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence has urged the princess to scale back her packed schedule to prevent burnout following her serious horse-riding concussion.
• The princess has expressed annoyance that Prince William continues to handle relatively few Windsor investiture ceremonies despite living nearby.
• For her upcoming 75th birthday, she will forgo public fanfare in favor of a private ten-day sailing trip in western Scotland and a single £5 silver commemorative coin.