Why King Charles actually is the ‘hardest-working’ royal — by the numbers

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King Charles, 74, has been dubbed the monarchy’s hardest-working royal within the final decade, based on figures compiled by the Daily Mail.

The newly topped sovereign has had his arms full with some 5,000 royal engagements within the final 10 years, they counted.

His tally rivals his sister’s, Anne, princess royal, who, between 2013 and 2022, carried out about 4,693 occasions. Their youthful brothers, Princes Edward and Andrew, got here subsequent with 3,155 and a pair of,289 prior commitments, respectively.

As for the late Queen Elizabeth, she undertook simply 2,721 appearances earlier than her demise in September 2022.

Queen Camilla appeared in 2,084 occasions whereas Edward’s spouse, Sophie, confirmed her face at 2,253 bashes.

Prince William and his spouse Kate Middleton have been additionally on the listing, with the Prince of Wales, 40, rising out of his Adelaide Cottage dwelling for 1,704 events. The Duchess of Cambridge, 41, adopted shut behind with 1,024 occasion appearances.

Earlier than Prince Philip handed away in 2021, he had his final official engagement in August 2017. Nonetheless, between 2013 and his retirement, he was current for about 1,057 royal gigs.

Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry additionally ventured out on a number of visits earlier than they made the transfer to North America in 2020. The previous actress, 41, and the Duke of Sussex, 38, tied the knot in 2018, with Markle taking over 179 occasions in her temporary time with the royal household. Earlier than Harry packed his luggage for Montecito, Calif. with Markle, he turned up at 1,009 royal engagements.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams gave his tackle the numbers and informed the DailyMail, “The engagements carried out by members of the royal household are, far too typically, taken as a right.”

“These figures present how laborious working — for a decade till 2022 — each King Charles and Princess Anne have been within the numbers of engagements they’ve carried out,” he continued. “It additionally reveals Edward and Sophie — the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh — as extraordinarily hard-working.”

He famous that whereas William and Middleton have carried out far fewer occasions than different members, they “have carried out an important deal for the causes they’re hooked up to and provides their profiles an enormous increase because the world’s most glamorous royal couple.”

Fitzwilliams warned that the Agency’s “future clearly rests” with the Cambridges’ youngsters, Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.