Princess Anne, who is known as the hardest-working member of the royal family, was recently named the most charitable royal in a poll by Giving Assistant Organization. In 2019, the Princess Royal apparently made 73 visits to different organizations where she is the royal patron.
A report from Woman and Home said that Princess Anne had the most number of patron visits in the last year based on the poll data, thus earning her the recognition as most charitable royal. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, closely trailed Princess Anne with 58 royal patron visits, while not far behind in third place was Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, with 48 visits.
Princess Anne's track record as a working royal has always been impressive. In 2018, a court circular from Buckingham Palace showed that Princess Anne had the longest number of royal engagements at 180 days. A year before that, Princess Anne conducted over 450 appearances and royal engagements in the UK and 85 overseas engagements.
It's not surprising for Princess Anne to be such a hard worker when her mother is Queen Elizabeth. The monarch refuses to retire at 94 years old and Her Majesty would have likely remained busy conducting her royal engagements if not for the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, Princess Anne is celebrating her 70th birthday on Aug. 15 with a documentary to be aired on ITV and a magazine feature in Australian Women's Weekly. The documentary series followed the Princess Royal for one year and will provide never-before-seen moments of her life in public and private.
According to the network, Princess Royal: Anne at 70 will have candid and poignant interviews with her children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, as well as her husband, Sir Tim Laurence. Some of her closest friends will also share anecdotes about the passionate royal who "keeps everyone on their toes."
The Princess Royal will be speaking about her 1974 attempted kidnapping experience. The camera will also give glimpses of Princess Anne during her most casual and relaxing moments with her children, grandchildren and animals at her home in Gatcombe Park.
The magazine interview, on the other hand, reveals Princess Anne's differing views from her older brother, Prince Charles, when it comes to the environment. The Princess Royal said that while she and the heir apparent both like to farm, she never broaches the topics of climate change, GMO and veganism with her older brother.
