Princess Anne Cemented as Most Dependable Royal, Deepening Prince Andrew’s Humiliation
Oct. 2, 2025, Published 5:53 p.m. ET
Princess Anne has solidified her reputation as the most dependable member of the royal family—a record of service that palace insiders tell RadarOnline.com is only deepening 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 pushed on with a punishing schedule of public duties.
A Workhorse with Wit
Anne carried out 474 engagements in 2024, more than any other royal, despite suffering a concussion that briefly hospitalized her in June. A palace aide said, “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, she quipped, when asked to sign a visitor’s book, “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 opted out of royal titles for her own children, Peter and Zara Phillips. Both have built independent lives beyond the monarchy.
Blunt but Respected
Anne’s bluntness has also become a defining part of her public image, but unlike Andrew’s rudeness, it tends to appear in the most pressing circumstances and is seen as a mark of her bravery and nobility.
Famously, when almost kidnapped in 1974, she responded to her attacker’s demand with: “Not bloody likely.”
She has never been shy about putting people in their place—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
Her strong sense of duty has extended across decades of patronage—from Save the Children to the Riding for the Disabled Association. Even after her recent concussion caused by being kicked by a horse, she returned swiftly to her engagements.
One longtime associate shared, “Anne doesn’t see leisure as important – she simply keeps working without fuss.”
Honor Earned vs. Honor Lost
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 stark contrast, Anne’s steady reliability is described as a “yardstick” against which Andrew’s failures appear even more glaring.
A palace figure commented, “What stings Andrew 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 reinforced by her prominent roles 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 noted, “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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