In public perception, Princess Anne (72) may not be at the forefront. In fact, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) has been one of the hardest-working members of the British royal family for years, as a new ranking proves once again. Because even in the outgoing year 2022, no UK royal took part in more public appearances and events than the 72-year-old. The Daily Mail reports that Anne has carried out a whopping 214 of these commitments in the past twelve months.
This means that it is once again the undisputed number one – as it has been for the past two years and most of the time before. Most recently, in 2019, her older brother and Charles III, who has now been appointed king, lynched her. (74) from this title. In 2022, he still had 181 commitments and thus came in second. The top 3 is also in the hands of siblings, so Prince Edward (58) made 143 appearances. Not surprisingly, only one of the Queen’s children did not take place – as is well known, Prince Andrew (62) had resigned from all royal duties due to his involvement in the Epstein scandal in 2019.
Sophie von Wessex (57) landed just behind Prince Edward with 138 appearances. That’s not surprising either, as a married couple, the two appeared primarily together. Meanwhile, Prince William (40) only ranks fifth. With his 126 appointments, the new number one in the line of succession has also gotten around a lot, and this number will certainly continue to rise in the coming years.
The top 10 of the past year is completed by the king’s wife Camilla (75, 102 appearances), Duke Richard of Gloucester (78, 100 appearances) and his wife Duchess Birgitte (76, 94 appearances). The number for Prince William’s wife Duchess Kate (40) seems surprisingly low: 90 appointments still lifted her to ninth place and thus ahead of Duke Edward of Kent (87), who made it to 78 and thus completed the first ten places.
