Princess Anne was dressed for the South African sun in an orange dress and reflective Adidas sunglasses today as she visited a new war memorial in Cape Town.
The Princess Royal, 74, looked radiant in a peach satin dress with a pleated design at the top and a peplum hem.
The royal first wore the elegant number in June 2022, when she attended Ladies Day at Royal Ascot alongside her daughter, Zara Tindall, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.
On the second day of her state visit to South Africa, Anne paired the dress with white block-heeled pumps and carried what appeared to be a quilted Chanel bag with a gold chain strap.
The mother-of-two, who is traveling without her husband Sir Timothy Laurence due to his ligament injury, accessorised her outfit with a gold fringed scarf.
She completed her elegant ensemble with two pearl necklaces and delicate earrings, and added a pair of sporty mirrored sunglasses, which she has worn since 2012.
The frameless racing design features red polarized lenses and the Team GB logo.
Anne attended the unveiling of the Labor Corps Memorial at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, of which she is chair, on Wednesday.
Princess Anne (pictured) once again wore an orange satin dress for the unveiling of a new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday.
He laid a wreath at the monument, which commemorates the long-forgotten contribution of more than 1,700 non-combatants who died while helping Britain’s war effort in east and south-west Africa, and described it as a reminder of a “past sometimes difficult”.
The memorial consists of a field of slender posts of varying heights made of African Iroko wood, one for each life lost, on which are engraved the men’s names, service numbers and dates of death.
South African work units, predominantly black South Africans but also mixed-race and Indian men, performed non-combatant roles supporting British and Imperial forces, as troops fought for former colonial territories across the African continent.
The royals met Vice-Admiral Peter Hudson, vice-chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and addressed guests at the opening ceremony.
He said: “This memorial is a reminder of a shared but sometimes difficult past and is also a demonstration that, with honesty, openness and working together, we can make a difference.”
The sacrifice of workers went unrecognized during the apartheid years in South Africa and the memorial is the product of an ongoing Commonwealth War Graves Commission project to find and commemorate similar cases.
Anne continued: ‘And it is important to recognize that those we have come to pay tribute to have gone unrecognized for too long.
‘They were the men of the South African military labor force who served bravely in the campaigns during the First World War.

The Princess Royal, 74, accessorized her outfit with a gold fringed scarf and mirrored sunglasses for the outdoor event.

Anne, pictured meeting Vice-Admiral Peter Hudson, vice-chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, completed her look with white pumps and a white quilted bag.

The memorial features poles of varying heights made from Iroko wood to honor more than 1,700 members of South African labor units, predominantly black South Africans, who served in both world wars.
‘They gave their all in the most challenging circumstances. “His courage and dedication were essential to Allied efforts and his legacy deserves the lasting recognition this monument provides.”
Recruited from major settlements such as Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg, South African military workers transported food and ammunition, managed logistics, maintained roads and railways, and built defenses to keep campaigns supplied.
A handful of descendants of the military peons attended the service where the last post was played and two minutes of silence were observed, and among the floral offerings left was one on behalf of the families.
Princess Anne’s appearance at the Labor Corps Memorial was followed by a visit to the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, also in Cape Town.
There, he saw an early childhood exhibition featuring a Spitting Image puppet of Desmond Tutu, the South African Anglican bishop and human rights activist who died on December 26, 2021.
Anne, who smiled at the sight of the playful puppet, was guided by the Foundation’s chief executive, Janet Johnson, and the chair of the Archbishop Tutu Intellectual Property Trust, Dr Mamphela Ramphele.
The second day of Anne’s state visit was particularly fast-paced, as the royal made two more visits to the South African capital once she changed into a more relaxed outfit: a beige pinstriped suit and blue shirt.
During a visit to the South African Astronomical Observatory, the national center for optical and infrared astronomy, he examined the McClean telescope, built in 1897.

It is the first monument in Africa to honor those who performed non-combat roles in military work units during World War I.

The royal, who is on a two-day state visit to South Africa, was among the first to see the new monument.

Princess Anne visited the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, also in Cape Town.

Saw an early childhood exhibition featuring a fun Spitting Image puppet by Desmond Tutu (pictured).

Anne, who smiled when she saw the Desmond Tutu puppet, was guided by the Foundation’s chief executive, Janet Johnson (right), and the chair of the Archbishop Tutu Intellectual Property Trust, Dr Mamphela Ramphele (left).
And, after meeting several members of the observatory team, he continued to a branch of the Thuthuzela Care Centre, which was created to provide a safe space for those who have suffered sexual assault.
At the center, Anne met with Dr. Esme Swanepoel. Thuthuzela offers medical and legal advice and support to victims of sexual assault.
By offering those services under one roof, the center aims to help prevent people from suffering secondary trauma that can occur when victims are asked to recount their experience to multiple agencies.
On Tuesday, the first day of Anne’s two-day state visit to South Africa, the Princess Royal visited a riding school for the disabled.
Despite the long flight, she looked fresh in casual clothing, including a blue floral shirt and white chinos, as she attended the equestrian center and watched a riding lesson.
Anne, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth and the late Prince Philip, seemed in good spirits as she arrived at the Riding School Association for the Disabled.
Later on Tuesday, Anne enjoyed a visit to the garden of the British High Commissioner’s Residence in Pretoria.
Anne was practically dressed for the warm African weather, wearing subtle makeup with just a hint of red lipstick and a light dusting of powder.

Princess Anne also visited the South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town on Wednesday.

He inspected the McClean Telescope, built in 1897.

Before her visit to the observatory, Anne put on a more casual outfit: a beige striped suit and a blue shirt.

The Princess Royal was deeply interested in the McClean telescope

On the fourth engagement on the second day of Anne’s two-day state visit to South Africa, Anne met Dr Esme Swanepoel (left) at a branch of the Thuthuzela Care Centre, which aims to provide a safe space for survivors of sexual assault.
The trip to the South African Riding Association for the Disabled was the first engagement of Anne’s visit.
The royal, who was an Olympic equestrian and is known for her love of horses, has been president of the equivalent British charity, British Riding for the Disabled, since 1985.
Both charities use horse riding as a form of therapy for disabled children and adults.
Anne was treated to a tour of the riding centre, where she was photographed chatting animatedly with staff.
He stopped to greet several members of the association, including Hilary Lane, president and life member of the charity, and Belinda Sampson, co-founder.
Anne couldn’t resist hugging some of the resident horses, who looked lovingly at the royal as she scratched their noses.