Anne of England has been crowned as the member of the British royal family who has worked the most in 2024. And although many might think that it has been due to those that have taken them away from their public commitments, the truth is that this is the fourth consecutive year that the king’s sister She is the protagonist of a greater number of official events. So far this year it has made 271 commitments, according to research by the SEO agency Reboot. The princess has maintained her place at the top of the podium despite suffering an accident last June that forced her to cancel numerous public engagements and step away from her institutional duties. Three weeks of sick leave were added to his five days of hospitalization.
Among the reasons for her numerous official acts, it must be taken into account that the second daughter of Queen Elizabeth and Philip of Edinburgh has had to represent her older brother, , on several occasions after her death. But despite his illness, which was revealed after a procedure in January to treat his enlarged prostate, the monarch is the second hardest-working British royal this year. Carlos from England For now, with just over a month to go until 2025, he has made 186 commitments. In third place, this 2024, is the Duke of Gloucester, Richard, with a total of 123 royal obligations, 13 more than the previous year, which represents an increase of 11.5%, according to Reboot. The agency, to provide this data and obtain the number of official appearances made by each member of royalty, has analyzed the Court Circular, the daily bulletin that officially reports news and commitments of Charles III and the British royal family. . The first two positions remain the same as last year, although according to the figures published in December 2023 by the British newspaper The Telegraph, His events have been quite reduced, since Charles of England performed 425 events compared to his sister’s 457.
For Anne of England, this November, with 28 royal obligations, has been the month in which she has worked the most. While for his brother it was October. Last month, Charles III and his , traveled to Australia and Samoa for a royal tour with 26 acts. And for the Duke of Gloucester, September was the busiest month with a total of 15 appearances. Prince Edward—the monarch’s little brother—who ranked third last year with 297 engagements, has dropped to fourth place in the ranking in 2024 with 124 acts. His wife Sofia, Duchess of Edinburgh, is in fifth place (108). Queen Camilla, at 95, is the sixth and Duchess of Gloucester, who replaced the Queen earlier this month after she is in seventh place with 72 appearances.
For the heir to the British throne, William of England, 2024 is being a year of less public exposure: 71 royal obligations compared to 172 in 2023. The reason is that the Prince of Wales has dedicated part of this year to taking care of his , who was also diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the year and who has not yet fully recovered his public agenda.
In ninth place, after the 62 royal engagements, is the Duke of Kent, Edward. And the Princess of Wales completes the list, in tenth place, with 11 appearances. On September 17, it was more than nine months since he announced his illness. A discreet return, as no photos were released of the meeting, held at Windsor Castle with members of the Royal Foundation for Early Childhood – of which she is patron – to talk about the progress of her Early Years project, whose objective is to improve the lives of children under five years old. Her last public appearance was on November 9 at the Royal British Legion’s Annual Festival of Remembrance, where, each year, tribute is paid to the men and women of the United Kingdom Armed Forces who lost their lives in the field. battle. The future British queen is expected to be present on December 6 at her traditional Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey. This continues his gradual return to royal duties after his death.
