Princess Anne looked ready to do business in an army green suit today as she visited a Gurkha regiment at Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, Gloucestershire.
The Princess Royal, 74, received a traditional Mala (or flower garland) from Nepalese soldiers, saw a bust of herself made from icing sugar and cut a celebratory cake with a large kukri, Nepal’s national weapon.
Princess Anne, colonel-in-chief of the Royal Logistic Corps, the branch of the British military that supports UK military activities around the world, wore a khaki checkered skirt suit for the outing.
Adorned with a small gold brooch, the jacket had a subtle red check and bright red buttons, matching the princess’s crimson scarf, while the skirt fell just below the knee.
The mother of Zara Tindall, 43, and Peter Phillips, 46, paired her suit with a pair of patent leather block-heeled pumps embellished with a silver horse.
Princess Anne (pictured) visited Imjin Barracks in Innsworth, Gloucestershire. Commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Allen (right) showed her around.
During her visit, the Princess Royal, 74, received a traditional Mala, or flower garland, which she wore hanging around her neck.
Princess Anne also cut a huge celebration cake with a large kurki, the traditional knife used by the Gurkhas.
She was first photographed wearing the bespoke green suit in November 2023 when she visited the Citizens Advice Office in Malvern, Worcestershire.
As on that occasion, the Princess today wore her hair combed back, completing her look with a pair of gold earrings.
Princess Anne carried a colorful bouquet of flowers as Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Allen showed her off and then donned a sumptuous Mala made of yellow and green flowers.
He met with several members of the Allied Gurkha Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Support Battalion, including the chefs responsible for creating a powdered sugar bust of royalty.
The talented chefs also carved a portrait of Princess Anne into a watermelon.
Following in the footsteps of her late mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Camilla, Princess Anne smiled as she cut a huge celebration cake with a large kurki, the traditional knife used by the Gurkhas.
Last Thursday, the Princess Royal paid her respects to two unidentified First World War soldiers who were buried in a cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle.
Gun salutes were heard as the two brave British soldiers were buried in northern France more than a century after their deaths in the bloody 1915 conflict.
The royal met with a chef from the regiment, who presented him with a bust of himself made with icing sugar.
The talented chefs also carved a portrait of Princess Anne into a watermelon.
Princess Anna wore an army green plaid skirt suit for her outing today.
He met with several members of the Allied Gurkha Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) Support Battalion.
Their burials marked the inauguration, led by Princess Anne, of an extension to the British cemetery at Loos, while soldiers who fell in the bloody conflict continue to be discovered.
Calamitous battles unfolded in the area, which is located 40 kilometers south of the city of Lille.
Princess Anne, chair of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), stood before the two coffins, dressed in a dark green coat and a scarf adorned with poppies, as a sign of respect for her fallen compatriots.
Little is known about the two men, who were buried alongside 46 unknown soldiers, only the Scottish regiments in which they served.
CWGC unit head Stephan Naji said there was “very little chance” of identifying the couple.
A message on their tombstones read: “A soldier of the Great War – Known to God”, a phrase coined by the writer Rudyard Kipling.
The soldiers were taken to the cemetery’s 1,200-plot expanse by Scottish soldiers wearing traditional kilts and horsehair belt bags.
Princess Anne is shown inspecting the guard of honour: members of the regiment who perform ceremonial duties.
Princess Anne, colonel-in-chief of the Royal Logistics Corps, smiled as she explored the site.
He wore a red scarf with his suit, which perfectly complemented its red buttons and subtle red plaid.
The royal accessorized her outfit with a pair of gold earrings and a small gold brooch.
They were honored with three volleys of gunfire and a member of Scotland’s Black Watch regiment playing a bagpipe.
‘It is a tremendous sacrifice that these men, women and parents made to us. It is a great honor to be here and be a part of this,” said Black Watch Private Chalmers, who only gave his last name.
He went on to say that war cemeteries similar to Loos allow people to “remember these great men.”
Bodies from World War I battles are regularly unearthed in much of northern France, where hundreds of thousands of soldiers died.
