{"id":276438,"date":"2025-07-20T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/276438\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T04:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:00:16","slug":"princess-anne-proves-place-as-senior-royal-after-reports-william-is-planning-to-overhaul-palace-with-younger-members-once-hes-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/276438\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Anne Proves Place as Senior Royal After Reports William Is Planning to \u2018Overhaul\u2019 Palace With Younger Members Once He\u2019s King"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Princess Anne is still planning to work hard. She\u2019s been taking up royal engagements left and right and has no plans to stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, July 17, Princess Anne took on three Royal engagements. She was also a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. She later traveled to London for two military-related appointments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from StyleCaster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stylecaster.com\/lists\/queen-elizabeth-inherit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: What Each Royal Inherited From Queen Elizabeth II After Her Death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Related: What Each Royal Inherited From Queen Elizabeth II After Her Death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/princess-anne-subtly-took-side-212022763.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Princess Anne;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Anne<\/a> had outnumbered every working royal when it came to royal engagements. The only daughter of Queen Elizabeth undertook 474 engagements. Meanwhile, her brothers followed lead with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/princess-anne-making-king-charles-161412001.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:King Charles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles<\/a> performing 372 engagements, Prince Edward carried out 293 visits. The working royal who had the least number of engagements was Kate Middleton, but her absence was due to her cancer diagnosis and treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite a busy schedule, retirement isn\u2019t on the table for Anne. The 74-year-old working royal said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c87d34rq541o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0Press Association, \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a retirement program on this particular life. It really isn\u2019t written in, no. It isn\u2019t really an option, no, I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This all comes as sources report that William will \u201coverhaul\u201d the monarchy once he becomes King. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/how-prince-william-will-reign-king-0zd3jcgv3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Times,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Times,<\/a>\u00a0he is looking to start by changing the coronation service to be \u201cmuch simpler.\u201d William will reportedly be \u201cmindful of how much the monarchy costs\u201d and would like the family to reflect modern life. \u201cHe wants to make sure the whole thing has even more impact and remains relevant,\u201d a friend told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe has been thinking about the future for years, and he knows that what his grandmother did and what his father does is an evolution,\u201d Jason Knauf, CEO of Prince William\u2019s\u00a0Earthshot Prize, explained. \u201cThere are traditions and things that won\u2019t change, but this thinking about the next [role] is how is this going to be reflective of him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A source also told The Times that Princess Eugenie, Beatrice, Prince Edward\u00a0and\u00a0Duchess Sophie, will continue to have important roles in the Royal Family. \u201cit\u2019s really important the fantastic work that they do is seen.\u201d As for Anne, all is to be seen, but we know her hardworking ethic will never vanish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of StyleCaster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.stylecaster.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stylecaster&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stylecaster&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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