Princess Anne is officially the Hardest Working Royal for 2024.
This is the fourth year in a row that the Princess Royal has earned the title.
New data collated from The Court Circular show that Anne has taken part in 217 royal engagements so far in 2024.
This is particularly impressive considering she cancelled several engagements in June after she was hospitalised.
Anne is on track to continue her streak as the Hardest Working Royal for 2025, as in February 2025, she has dismissed claims she is planning to retire and has taken up a new assignment!
The longtime rugby fan has become the patron of The Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation (MIPF). The MIPF is a charity for Scottish Rugby that provides support to players with short or long-term injuries. Additionally, the Princess Royal has been a patron of the Scottish Rugby Union since 1986.
Runners-up
Next in the 2024 Hardest Working Royal rankings is King Charles.
In another impressive feat, His Majesty has attended 186 engagements, despite taking some time off earlier in the year after his cancer diagnosis.
Prince Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, came in third this year. As of November 25, he’s had 126 royal engagements.
Taking fourth and fifth place are The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. Prince Edward has attended 124 engagements while Duchess Sophie has attended 108.
Next is Queen Camilla with 95 royal engagements.
Then it’s a lesser-known member of the royal family: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester. Birgitte racked up a total of 72 engagements.
Closely behind Birgitte is Prince William with 71 engagements.
Following the Prince of Wales is Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. So far, he’s attended 62 royal engagements in 2024.
And last is Princess Catherine – not surprising and totally understandable as the Princess of Wales dramatically scaled back her royal duties in 2024 after undergoing both abdominal surgery and chemotherapy.
With that being said, Catherine has still managed to attend 11 royal engagements so far this year.
Surprisingly, the rankings for the 2024 Hardest Working Royal are not too dissimilar from last year.
In 2023, Princess Anne took out the top spot. Again, she was followed by King Charles, then Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Camilla, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince William, Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Catherine.
