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| Queen Elizabeth II shows no sign of stopping after carrying out over 300 engagements in 2015. |
The Queen remains tireless in carrying out official
engagements. In fact the Queen has put the younger generation of the Royal
family to shame by carrying
out more engagements than the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince
Harry combined during the past year.
Peter Henn and John Chapman of Daily Express note that the
Queen, who will turn 90 in April showed no signs of slowing down as she carried
out more than 340 official engagements. The Duke of Edinburgh, meanwhile, who
will turn 95 this year, managed 217 engagements at home and 33 abroad.
But it was Princess Anne who carried out a whopping 544
engagements in 2015. That’s more than 10 a week, topping her 2014 engagements
which saw her participate in 528 activities and knocking elder bro Prince Charles
as the busiest royal. The heir to the throne, though carried out still an
impressive 527 engagements last year.
Richard Fitzwilliams, the royal commentator, praised the
princess for her dedication to her duty.
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| Princess Anne carried out the most number of royal engagements in 2015. |
"The figures show her
integrity and devotion to duty. Her reign defies anything ever seen before. She
makes herself very visible because of the extraordinary affection people have
for her,” Fitzwilliams said.
This year saw Queen Elizabeth II surpassed the record held
by her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning British
sovereign. Now reigning for almost 64 years, she remains as active as ever.
In another memorable year for the Queen, she made overseas
visits to Malta for a Commonwealth summit and to Germany, where she went to the
site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
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| The Duchess of Cambridge's engagements were hampered after giving birth to Princess Charlotte. |
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess and Prince Harry managed
only 198 engagements between them in the UK and 94 abroad.
The duchess did not travel overseas because she gave birth
to Princess Charlotte in May, while the duke combines his royal duties with his
role as a helicopter co-pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance, which he
started in July.
Prince Harry left the Army in June after 10 years' service,
before spending the summer as a volunteer with conservation experts in southern
Africa.
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| Prince Harry is expected to have more engagements this year after leaving the army in 2015. |
A source close to the young royals said that 2016
will be an even busier for them. The duke and duchess are slated for a tour
in India while Prince Harry is scheduled to visit the US. They also have significant
roles to play on celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday.
The figures were compiled by Times reader Tim O'Donovan, who does so every year based on
engagements announced in the Court Circular - the official record of
engagements carried out by royals.
He told the newspaper: "During the year the Queen
became the longest-reigning British monarch; the number of engagements carried
out by her majesty in her 90th year and by the Duke of Edinburgh, who will be
95 in June, is remarkable.
One senior aide emphasized, however, that while the figures were largely accurate, they did not reflect the amount of behind the scenes preparation undertaken by the Queen and her husband.
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