Hardest Working Royal Named; Not Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, William Or Harry

The hardest working royal for 2018 has been named.

The Court Circular analysis revealed the busiest royal this year and the said individual is not Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William or Prince Harry. The analysis counted the number of days each royal conducted official duties. However, it doesn’t show how many engagements they took part in each day and how long it lasted.

Based on the analysis shared by the Telegraph, Princess Anne has the most engagements this year with over 180 outings. Hence, the report concluded that Princess Anne is the hardest working royal this year.

Princess Anne was involved with over 300 charities, organizations and military regiments. She also frequently conducts official visits there.

The Royal Princess is particularly close with the Carers Trust, a charity that supports disabled or chronically ill family members of friends. She helped launched it in 1991.

Next to Princess Anne is Prince Edward. The Earl of Wessex worked for at least 170 days.

Prince Charles only took part in 160 days of royal duties. Queen Elizabeth II worked for 120 days including her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump when the latter visited the U.K. in July.

Prince William only carried out 120 days of royal engagements, while Middleton had a little over 50. The Duchess of Cambridge took a six-month maternity leave, so it’s understandable why she only had fewer days.

Prince Harry worked fewer days than Prince William despite his Commonwealth tour with his wife Meghan Markle. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji during their 16-day trip last November.

In 2017, the Times also named Princess Anne as the busiest royal. She made a total of 455 appearances at charity events, dinners, receptions and other engagements in the country. She also attended 85 events in foreign countries.

The royals will be reuniting this Christmas at Sandringham. The Queen was spotted on Sunday attending a church service with Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and their 15-year-old daughter Lady Louise Windsor at St. Mary Magdalene.

Prince William, Middleton and their kids, as well as Prince Harry and Markle, will also be there for the holidays. The royals will be attending a morning service together on Christmas day.