Princess Anne recently spoke out about whether she plans to retire, and her response reminded me so much of her late mother, Queen Elizabeth. See her statement here.

Anne has long been regarded as the “hardest working” member of the British royal family. She completed 217 engagements in 2024 — the most of any royal that year — Daily Mail reported. Her brother, King Charles III, completed 186 engagements while undergoing cancer treatment, per the outlet.

Anne — the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s only daughter — was forced to cancel all of her official duties slated in the weeks that followed the accident, including a state visit and a trip to Canada. The beloved royal experienced temporary memory loss after the injury, as well as a concussion.

It isn't really an option, no, I don't think so.” Princess Anne has long been regarded as the hardest-working royal, often carrying out more engagements than the rest of her family members in a given year.