Princess Anne vows to never quit work as she gives candid response to retirement plans
Princess Anne vows to never quit work as she gives candid response to retirement plans
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Princess Anne is set to celebrate her landmark 75th birthday in August - and she is showing no signs of slowing down. Anne, King Charles's younger sister, has long been considered the 'hardest-working' member of the royal family due to her unwavering commitment to her official duties. Just recently she was asked if she has any plans to retire - and she had a typically direct response.
"I don't think there's a retirement programme on this particular life," she told the BBC while on a two-day visit to South Africa, her first international working trip of the year. "It really isn't written in, no. It isn't really an option, no, I don't think so," the Princess added of any plans to cut back on her working life. Anne has impressive role models when it comes to committing herself to a life of duty.
Her father, Prince Philip, retired from public engagements at age 96 in 2017 after spending decades as a working member of the royal family. Her mother Queen Elizabeth II, meanwhile, never technically retired. The late Queen was devoted to duty until the very end of her life; her final engagement was a meeting with then-incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss on 6 September 2022, two days before her death on 8 September at the age 96.
Princess Anne was once again named the hardest-working royal of 2024 - carrying out hundreds of official engagements representing the Crown. It was the fourth year in a row she had earned the title. Not only is Anne completely dedicated to her role, she has always been described as the "nicest" member of the royal family.
