Princess Anne wasn’t the busiest royal in 2025 and the winner of
this year’s title took a considerable lead over the notoriously
hard working princess.
Anne came in second on the annual tally of royal engagements,
chalking up 478 across 2025 when the final whistle was blown on
December 18 2025.
Well ahead of her this year is her older brother, King Charles
III, who took on 532 public engagements over the course of the
year.
The figures were compiled by royal expert Patricia Treble and
first published in the Daily Mirror.
King Charles has had a very busy year. His list of engagements
includes events at three incoming State Visits as well as high
profile overseas duties.
His
last public duty of 2025 was at Dartmouth where he oversaw the
Lord High Admiral’s Divisions which marks the end of training for
over 190 naval cadets.
Third on this year’s list is the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince
Edward carried out 313 duties in 2025 while the Duchess of
Edinburgh took on 235.
Queen Camilla is on 228 while the Prince of Wales is on 202. The
Princess of Wales was recorded as carrying out 69 engagements. Kate
has been gradually returning to duties over the year after
announcing she was in remission from cancer.
King Charles is still being treated for cancer although he said
in November that his doctors have advised that he can reduce his
treatments in the New Year.
The main record of royal engagements is the Court Circular which
notes events and duties and appears on the Royal Family website as
well as in papers including The Times and the Daily Telegraph.
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