The Duchess of Edinburgh and Princess Anne both completed nine overseas work trips in 2024, with Anne racking up more air miles. Their dedication comes as other members of the Royal Family scaled back engagements.
The Duchess of Edinburgh matched the Princess Royal to complete the highest number of overseas work trips this year – but was pipped by Anne on air miles. Both royals visited nine countries in 2024, yet 74-year-old Anne racked up nearly 42,000 air miles while 59-year-old Sophie did around 28,500. The pair were followed by Prince Edward, 60, who visited eight countries.
It comes as other members of the Royal Family completed fewer domestic and overseas engagements in a year fraught with ill health. Patricia Treble, a Canadian researcher and author of the Write Royalty newsletter, analysed data from the court circular and news cuttings to count the number of royal engagements and visits to overseas countries, realms, crown dependencies and overseas territories. She said: 'In a year when senior royals had serious health challenges, Sophie and Anne were the royal women leading on the world stage. 'We know that Princess Anne is hard working, but the Duchess proved she was'Super Sophie' in 2024. 'Her international work really cut through here in Canada and across the world.' Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska at the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv Princess Anne speaks during a reception at the British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka Sophie's most high-profile trips included a surprise visit to Ukraine in April. The duchess became the first member of the Royal Family to visit the war-torn country since Vladimir Putin's invasion and was pictured meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska, alongside tackling tough subjects such as sexual violence in war. Breaking further ground, Sophie also became the first member of the Royal Family to officially visit the central African nation of Chad. The visit, which was kept a secret by the Foreign Office for security reasons until she left, saw the duchess brought to tears when she met refugees of the bloody civil war in neighbouring Sudan
ROYAL FAMILY OVERSEAS TRIPS AIR MILES PRINCESS ANNE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH
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