Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 12.Photo:Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images
Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images
Princess Annehad a busy itinerary for the last day of her stay in Sri Lanka.
“We will remember them,” read a handwritten card signed “Anne” on the poppy wreath,Hello!magazinereported.
Princess Anne and Sir Tim participated in a special pooja (blessing) from the Chief Priest before a tour and seemed to have some fun when they stepped back outside. Sir Tim smashed a coconut to banish bad luck — a fitting ritual for the fresh start of a new year — and he and Anne fed cattle, which are sacred in Hinduism.
Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence visit Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 12.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence smashes a coconut at Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 12.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images
Princess Anne and Sir Tim also made engagements in Kandy and Jaffina in the royal trip, which began Wednesday. Living up to her title of thehardest-working memberof the British royal family, the Princess Royalcarried her own bagsonto a commercial flight for the journey.
Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence feed cattle at Vajira Pillayar Kovil Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Jan. 12.Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images
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In December,The Telegraphreported that Anne attended the most royal engagements of any member of the royal family in 2023. According to the newspaper’s tally using theCourt Circular, the royal family’s official record of previous engagements, the Princess Royal conducted a whopping 457 engagements — meaning that shekeeps the crownof most industrious for the third year running.
“She just gets on with it, often carrying out multiple engagements in one day,”Queen Elizabeth’s former press spokesman Dickie Arbiter told the paper of Princess Anne’s tireless dedication.
“Of course, much of what the King does is behind the scenes, in meetings and going through his red boxes, which doesn’t warrant a mention in the Court Circular,” he added about her elder brotherKing Charles.
source: people.com
