Heartbroken Princess Anne has shown she’s a public servant of the highest order – we must remember to show our gratitude
SINCE the Queen’s death, the world’s cameras have been trained firmly on our new King, Charles III.
Attention has diverted only occasionally to catch glimpses of brothers William and Harry — and their wives — and to ponder Prince Andrew’s fall from grace.
But too little attention has been given to one profoundly central figure — Princess Anne, one of the hardest-working members of the Royal Family.
She has quietly and diligently dedicated her life to public service.
The irony is that royals who seem to do the least tend to shout the loudest.
Her resolve has quietly shone through in what must be an unimaginably difficult time for her.
Yes, she is famously stoic — but the crushing grief in her eyes was palpable as she followed the Queen’s coffin on its journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh on Sunday.
Poignant images of her calmly curtseying before her mother’s coffin at Holyrood Palace and marching behind the hearse alongside her three brothers on Monday revealed a grief-stricken yet courageous figure.
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Yesterday, she took on yet another role of being the only royal to accompany the Queen’s coffin on its final journey to Buckingham Palace.
Anne is clearly a public servant of the highest order and has brought a calm sense of continuity at a time of seismic change.
She has done Queen and country proud — and we must remember to show our gratitude to an extraordinary woman.
