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List of 'hardest working royals' revealed including one surprising name

A list of the hardest-working royals over the last ten years has been revealed, unveiling which members have carried out the most public engagements. Life as a royal can be very demanding and can include duties including visiting various charities and community centres, travelling overseas and cutting the ribbon at public openings.

And, of course, each visit has been documented, and photos over the years show the likes of Prince William pulling his own pints in visits to Britain's beloved boozers, Charles and Camilla greeting crowds and Princess Anne judging cattle at a country show.

Anne is often described as the family's "hardest working" with the sheer number of engagements she quietly undertakes each year, however the Princess Royal didn't top the list. And the title of the hardest-working royal over the past decade actually goes to King Charles, according to data compiled by royal watcher Tim O'Donovan for The Times, writes The Mirror.

Prince Charles pictured at a woodwork department at a college in Charlottetown, Canada, on a state visit (Getty Images)

The list is as follows:

1. King Charles III

King Charles carried out 4,854 official engagements in this time, the figures show, most of which were done in his time as Prince of Wales.

2. Princess Anne

Charles' younger sister the Princess Royal was not far behind, attending 4,693.

Princess Anne views cattle on the Cattle Judging Lawn during a recent visit to Sydney, Australia (Getty Images)

3. Prince Edward

Recently re-titled as the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward was listed as third hardest-working with 3,155 visits and events attended.

Prince Edward on a visit to Wollongong, Australia (Getty Images)

4. Queen Elizabeth II

Despite her ailing health, the late-Queen attended an impressive 2,721 engagements over the last decade before her death in September, making her the fourth hardest-working.

5. Prince Andrew

Despite no longer being a working royal after being stripped of duties, Prince Andrew carried out 2,289 in the last 10 years while Duke of York.

Prince Andrew visits the Great Yorkshire Show in 2019 - one of his final engagements before he was later stripped of his working status (Getty Images)

6. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

Formerly the Countess of Wessex, Sophie has carried out 2,253 engagements.

7. Camilla, Queen Consort

The Queen Consort - formerly the Duchess of Cornwall - has undertaken less than half the number of duties the King has over recent years, with 2,084 engagements.

8. Duke of Gloucester

The late-Queen's cousin Prince Richard attended 2,056 engagements.

9. Prince William

Prince William placed ninth on the list with his 1,709 engagements in this time. Most recently, the Prince of Wales was pictured visiting a pub in Soho with Kate ahead of the Coronation, after taking a trip on the Elizabeth Line.

Prince William and Kate visit a pub in Soho ahead of the Coronation (Getty Images)

10. Duke of Kent

First cousin of the late Queen, the Duke of Kent has attended 1,538 engagements.

11. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1057

Before he passed away in 2021, Prince Phillip racked up 1,057 engagements despite being in his late eighties and nineties.

12. Duchess of Gloucester

Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester carried out 1,031 in this time.

13. Kate, Princess of Wales

Kate - now Princess of Wales - was named 13th hardest working at 1,024. These numbers include the events undertaken both together with William, and separately.

While time off for parental duties to their three children may account for the couple's slimmer figure, many of Kate's engagements have involved huge projects. Royal commentator Richard FitzWilliams said that the couple's more modest number of visits were more than made up for when looking at the scale of attention brought to various causes over the years.

"[They] have done a great deal for the causes they are attached to and gives their profiles a huge boost as the world's most glamorous royal couple," he told MailOnline. "Examples of this are the Earthshot Prize, United for Wildlife and Catherine's work for the Centre for Early Childhood."

14. Prince Harry

Despite stepping back from their royal roles in 2020, Harry and Meghan have still racked up hundreds of engagements between them. Harry places 14th on the list with 1,009 engagements. His final ever event was in March 2020, when he and Meghan attended the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey.

15. Princess Alexandra

Another of the late-Queen's cousins, Princess Alexandra has attended 574 engagements over the past decade.

16. Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle's brief time as a working royal as Duchess of Sussex saw her attend 179 engagements.

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