King Charles has his most loyal supporter in his sister, Princess Anne. The brother and sister share a strong bond that dates back from the time they were still just children.
Over the years, Princess Anne has shown her love and loyalty for Charles many times, and most recently, she did it again when she announced she won’t be stepping down from her royal duties despite the accident she suffered.
Namely, late Queen Elizabeth’s daughter was involved in an incident at the Gatcombe Park estate in southwest England, during which she had sustained minor injuries and a concussion, the Palace reports.
Her medical team noted that her head injuries matched the impact from a horse’s head or legs.
This incident caused Princess Anne to experience temporary memory loss.
“For the last several years, Zara Tindall has been worried that the palace has been relying too heavily on her septuagenarian mother,” Christopher Andersen, author of The King, shared with Fox News.
“She has a point,” the author added. “Princess Anne is routinely described as the hardest-working royal, racking up 457 engagements last year alone. She has always been fondly thought of as inexhaustible — even invincible. When Zara saw her mother lying in a hospital bed suffering from a severe concussion and memory loss, she was understandably shaken.”
Luckily, she recovered and was able to return to her royal duties.
In the past, King Charles and Princess Anne had different opinions regarding the way the monarchy should evolve. This is especially true when it comes to slimming down the monarchy, something King Charles wanted to do even before taking over the throne.
“Well, I think the ‘slimmed down’ was said in a day when there were a few more people around. It doesn’t sound like a good idea from where I’m standing, I would say. I’m not quite sure what else we can do,” Anne told CBC.
The truth is that the royal family lost working royals in recent years.
One loss was the passing of Queen Elizabeth. Another came with Harry and Meghan stepping back from their roles. A third was Prince Andrew. He was forced to leave his position as a senior working royal following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
During the interview, Princess Anne was also asked if the Royal Family engages in discussions about their relevance. She replied: “There will be everywhere. It’s not a conversation that I would necessarily have. I think it’s perfectly true that it is a moment where you need to have that discussion.
“But I would just underline that the monarchy provides, with the constitution, a degree of long-term stability that is actually quite hard to come by any other way.”
She added: “We as a family see ourselves there to support that role. What we do, we hope, contributes to the monarchy and the way in which it can convey continuity, of not just interest, but of service, of understanding, the way that people in communities want to live their lives.”
Royal expert Ian Pelham Turner believes that Princess Anne is the most reliable Royal Family member.
The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Princess Royal are taking part in the royal procession on horseback.
Princess Anne appears to have her hands full on board a buzzy horse.#TroopingTheColour pic.twitter.com/BkPI0mchml
— Royal Central (@RoyalCentral) June 15, 2024
“When she had her unfortunate accident with a horse, many pundits thought this would be the end of her service,” Pelham Turner said.
“But miraculously, after taking an absence of leave to recover, she is back hitting the trail again as strong as ever. The shiny example [of] this work ethic was her mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. She has fulfilled many roles with her brother, the king, mainly out of action.”
The royal expert continued: “She is a no-nonsense royal who does not suffer fools gladly. She is an inspiration to other royals, setting the bar very high on work ethics.”
As Princess Anne’s relationship with the King, it’s always been a close one.
In fact, when Anne said she would continue working after the accident, the King had mixed emotions.
“Camilla might be the love of his life, but Anne’s his greatest and most reliable confidante,” a royal aide said, as reported by Express. “Anne’s the only one with the ability to tell him uncomfortable truths and pull him back from any emotional distractions.”
“The conversation they had about that was unusually emotional for Charles and he did break down in tears over her lifelong loyalty to him,” the source added. “In private, he is simply overjoyed that she’ll be there with him until the end.”
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