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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

This Royal Gives The King "Down to Earth Advice" and Is "Absolutely Pivotal" to Keeping the Monarchy Going

King Charles walking with Queen Camilla on Christmas Day with Princess Eugenie and Princess Anne walking behind.

The Royal Family has been keeping calm and carrying on after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on February 19, with King Charles, Queen Camilla and the rest of the family undertaking their usual duties. Princess Anne has long been called the hardest-working royal, and according to one royal expert, the Princess Royal has been an integral part of maintaining “public support for the monarchy.”

The princess, who often tops the list of royals with the most engagements per year, pulled off a whopping 478 public events in 2025—but was beat out by her brother The King, who clocked 535 engagements.

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