Princess Anne pips her brother King Charles as the hardest working royal of 2023, carrying out 457 engagements

Princess Anne was the hardest working member of the royal family this year, carrying out 457 royal engagements, 32 more than King Charles.

According to an analysis of public events and official meetings by the Sunday Telegraph, the King ranked in second place, with 425 engagements, while his wife Queen Camilla came in fourth with 233. The Duke of Edinburgh was third with 297 engagements. 

These engagements included events such as the Coronation on May 6 and the King’s state visit to France in September. 

The Princess Royal and the King saw their workload increase in 2023, as they took on many of the duties and engagements previously conducted by Elizabeth II. 

Prince William and Princess Kate undertook 172 and 128 engagements respectively, with the majority of day-to-day public commitments carried out by royals well into or approaching retirement.

Princess Anne was the hardest working member of the royal family this year, carrying out 457 royal engagements

King Charles took part in 425 engagements, included events such as the Coronation on May 6 and his state visit to France in September

Harry and Meghan are no longer apart of the royal schedule and the Prince and Princess of Wales have focused on fewer patronages, to highlight issues close to their hearts. 

King Charles is refusing to let himself be emotionally blackmailed by Prince Harry over the royal race row after Omid Scobie released his book Endgame.

A Dutch version of the book had to be hastily pulled from shelves after it revealed the names of the two members of the royal family accused of raising ‘concerns’ over Archie’s skin colour.

Sources close to the King, who Scobie accuses alongside the Princess of Wales of discussing Archie’s skin, have said he is ‘not concerned’ at being named and is instead ‘full of energy’.

They told the Sun King Charles has informed friends he will ‘not be emotionally blackmailed by his own son’.

It comes as Dutch publishers hit back at Scobie after he blamed them for the error which led to the two names being revealed.

The royal family and the Sussexes have so far remained silent on the book’s content.

Scobie has long been seen as Harry and Meghan’s preferred royal journalist, but it is understood they deny having any role in briefing him for Endgame.

In a potential olive branch Prince Harry recently phoned his father on his birthday from his home in California.

He and his wife have hinted they would accept an invitation to Sandringham for Christmas, although it is unclear if they would be invited.