**Princess Anne Solidifies Role as Royal Family’s Most Dependable Member Amid Prince Andrew’s Scandal**
*Published Oct. 2, 2025, 5:53 p.m. ET*
Princess Anne has firmly established herself as the most dependable member of the royal family—a reputation that palace insiders say only deepens the humiliation felt by her disgraced younger brother, Prince Andrew.
The contrast between the siblings could hardly be sharper. While Andrew, 65, remains mired in scandal following his links to Jeffrey Epstein and the subsequent loss of his royal and military titles, Anne, who turned 75 in August, has maintained a relentless schedule of public duties.
### A Workhorse with Wit
In 2024 alone, Princess Anne carried out 474 engagements—the highest number of any royal—despite suffering a concussion that briefly hospitalized her in June. A palace aide commented, “Anne represents everything the monarchy is supposed to stand for—hard work and respect. For Andrew, who has lost all of that, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.”
Anne’s no-nonsense work ethic has long been a hallmark of her royal role. During a state visit to Dublin last year, when asked to sign a visitor’s book, she quipped, “Am I wasting an entire page of paper?” The Irish president replied, “You deserve the whole page.”
A palace source added, “That moment summed up why people admire Anne—she’s modest, witty, and devoted to service. Those are qualities Andrew doesn’t have, and he’s painfully aware of it. It stings and is, quite frankly, driving him up the wall.”
Unlike her brother, who has fought to maintain privileges for his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, Anne chose not to bestow royal titles on her own children, Peter and Zara Phillips. Both have since built independent lives outside the monarchy.
### Blunt but Respected
Anne’s bluntness is also part of her public image. However, unlike Andrew’s rudeness, hers appears in the most pressing circumstances and is perceived as a sign of bravery and nobility. Famously, when she was almost kidnapped in 1974, she responded to her assailant’s demand with, “Not bloody likely.”
She has never shied away from putting people in their place—whether snapping “naff off” at paparazzi or refusing to call Cherie Blair by her first name.
A former aide said, “Anne never plays at deference, and people respect her for that. Andrew does the opposite and ends up ridiculed.”
### Duty Without Fuss
Princess Anne’s dedication extends across decades of patronage, from Save the Children to the Riding for the Disabled Association. Even after suffering a concussion when kicked by a horse recently, she returned swiftly to her engagements.
One longtime associate noted, “Anne doesn’t see leisure as important—she simply keeps working without fuss.”
Andrew Lownie’s recently released book, *Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York*, portrays Andrew as boastful, reckless, and bitter about his fall from grace. In contrast, Anne’s steady reliability is described as a “yardstick” that highlights Andrew’s failures even more.
### Honor Earned vs. Honor Lost
A palace figure remarked, “What stings Andrew most is knowing Anne is praised as the family’s most respected royal, while his name is tied only to disgrace. It eats away at him.”
Anne’s public standing was further cemented by her role at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and King Charles III’s coronation, where she rode on horseback as Colonel of the Blues and Royals.
A military source said, “Anne stole the show at the coronation—she was poised, authoritative, and real. Andrew couldn’t hope for that kind of moment now. It shows the gap between honor earned and honor thrown away.”
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