Princess Anne hasn’t visited our shores in two years, but the British working royal is coming to Australia in 2025.
The last time Princess Anne, 75, graced Australian royal watchers was in 2022 for a three-day trip to Sydney to officially open the Royal Easter Show.
As The Princess Royal’s visit nears, we are answering everything you need to know about her visit below.
When is Princess Anne visiting Australia?
Princess Anne, sister to King Charles III, will arrive in Australia on November 8, 2025. She will remain in the country until November 11.
The next stop on her tour is Singapore.
Where in Australia is Princess Anne visiting?
Joined by her husband Sir Tim Laurence, Princess Anne will partake on a four-day trip to New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
It’s believed on Saturday November 8, the royal landed in Sydney meeting with Governor General Sam Mostyn and her husband Simeon Beckett at Admiralty House. She was then greeted with a Welcome to Country by Cammeraygal elder Brendan Kerin, followed by a smoking ceremony.
The Princess Royal was spotted in Sydney on Sunday November 9 for Remembrance Day. Her itinerary included laying a wreath at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, and a wreath at the Sydney War Cemetery as President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Additionally, to mark the Centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, a garden party and parade will occur at Sydney’s Victoria Barracks.Continue scrolling for more pictures of her Sydney travels.
Buckingham Palace has revealed she will also attend a series of military engagements in Melbourne and Brisbane.
It is believed Princess Anne’s final day on Tuesday November 11 will be in Brisbane. During which she will lay a wreath at the Gallipoli Barracks to acknowledge Armistice Day at 7 Combat Signal Regiment Memorial.
Why is Princess Anne visiting Australia?
Princess Anne arrives as the Colonel-in-Chief to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, a title she earned in 1997 and has served in since. In her role, she will celebrate a century since the Corps, the Department of Defence was formed.
The Royal Australian Corps of Signals (RA Sigs) is a team of technical specialist soldiers that provide communications, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities to support military operations.
“It is estimated that in the order of 107,000 personnel have served in the Corps since World War I,” the Australian Government Defence revealed. “Since and including World War II, 42,000 RA Sigs personnel have served on operations.”
Duties aside, the Princess Royal is a repeated traveller. She has undertaken more than 20 visits to Australia.
LIVE Coverage of Princess Anne’s Australian tour:
Princess Anne attending a Remembrance service at the ANZAC Memorial
Sunday November 9, 2025
The Princess Royal attended a Remembrance service at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Here she was greeted by senior veterans and dignitaries including the Governor General Sam Mostyn, Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley and Chief of the Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart.
Inside the memorial’s hall, Princess Anne laid a wreath. Later, she stopped to talked to veterans and their families.
Princess Anne at the Centenary Parade
Sunday November 9, 2025
During her visit to Sydney, Princess Anne inspected the Centenary Parade at Victoria Barracks, celebrating 100 years of the Centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
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