Princess Anne’s son has shared a rare insight into his mother’s “home time” in a new interview.
speaking to Sky News AustraliaPeter Phillips spoke fondly of the Princess Royal’s enjoyment of being with her loved ones amid a hectic schedule that sees her taking “overseas trips within 24 hours”.
The king’s sister, who is often called “the hardest working royal” and carried out 457 royal engagements in 2023, has been branded “remarkable” by her eldest son.
“Their mentality is, ‘Listen, I can come in, do what we need to do and come back,'” he told the show.
“She really values her time at home and she values her time with Tim, the family, the dogs and the horses, and that’s a really important part of the structure of her week.
Speaking to Sky News Australia, Peter Phillips spoke fondly of the Princess Royal’s fondness for being with her loved ones amid a hectic schedule that sees her undertaking “overseas trips within 24 hours”.
“Being able to really relax and get to some kind of normality.”
Peter, 46, managing director of SEL UK, a boutique sports management company, praised his mother’s tireless work ethic and humble attitude.
“She still takes trips abroad and completes them in 24 hours, which is quite difficult for most people, regardless of age, but when you’re 70 and doing that.
‘She always kept her head down and continued to support the organizations she wants to support.
“They may not be the most interesting, the most, you know, the most thematic, so to speak, but to her that doesn’t matter.”
‘She’s not there, she’s there to support them, grow the organizations and help them develop.
“She’s never been someone to really worry about how many column lines she gets.”
Princess Anne was the hardest-working member of the royal family last year, carrying out 457 royal engagements, 32 more than King Charles.
The king’s sister, who is often called “the hardest working royal” and carried out 457 royal engagements in 2023, has been branded “remarkable” by her eldest son.
Peter, 46, managing director of SEL UK, a boutique sports management company, praised his mother’s tireless work ethic and humble attitude.
According to an analysis of public events and official meetings carried out by the Sunday TelegraphThe king came second, with 425 engagements, while his wife, Queen Camilla, came fourth with 233. The Duke of Edinburgh was third with 297 engagements.
These engagements included events such as the Coronation on May 6 and the King’s state visit to France in September.
The Princess Royal and the King saw their workload increase in 2023 as they took on many of the tasks and commitments previously carried out by Elizabeth II.
In the same interview, Peter revealed that King Charles is in “good spirits” but that his recovery is taking “a little longer” than expected.
He said Charles is “hugely frustrated” because he can’t go out and do everything he wants.
But Peter added that his uncle is “pragmatic” and knows he needs to “focus on himself” for a while to get better.
Peter told the outlet how much his mother, Princess Anne, values family time. In the photo on the left with her children in 1987 and on the right, with her husband last month.
According to an analysis of public events and official meetings carried out by the Sunday Telegraph, the King is in second place, with 425 engagements. Anne at an engagement this week
The Princess Royal and the King saw their workload increase in 2023 as they took on many of the tasks and commitments previously carried out by Elizabeth II. Anne at an engagement this week
Pictured: Anne and South Korea’s ambassador to the UK, Yoon Yeocheol, laugh as they talk to war veterans this week.
Pictured: Busy Anne was seen presenting winning jockey Paul Townend with a trophy at Cheltenham last week.
Visiting Australia as a patron of the ISPS Handa charity, she said Carlos is “pressuring” his staff to allow him to resume more royal duties, against the advice of his medical team.
He told the news channel: “He’s in a good mood, but in the end he’s very frustrated.”
“He’s frustrated because he can’t move on and do everything he wants.”
‘But he is very pragmatic, he understands that there is a period of time when he really needs to focus on himself.
“But at the same time you’re always pushing your staff and everyone (your doctors and nurses) to say, ‘Can I do this? Can I do that?'”
“I think the overriding message is that he’s obviously looking forward to getting back to some form of normality and is probably frustrated that his recovery is taking a little longer than he would like.”
He added that the Princess of Wales is “remarkable” amid news of her health battle, and said she and William “did well” balancing their public life and family life.