Princess Anne was crowned the hardest-working royal for the fourth year in a row. Even despite her horse-related incident, which left her with a concussion in June 2024, the princess completed a whopping 217 royal engagements—a 2.

Princess Anne isn’t planning on slowing down anytime soon.

Princess Anne spoke about if and when she'll ever retire from her working royal role. Inside the Princess Royal's candor.

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.

Princess Anne said retirement “isn’t really an option” for members of the royal family. The Princess Royal, 74, was asked about potential plans to cut back on royal duties in an interview with the Press Association published on Friday4.

Princess Anne, the hardest-working royal of the Firm, has revealed how retirement isn’t really an option for the working royals.