Who’s the hardest-working British royal? Queen Elizabeth’s daughter Anne outpaces family with 167 days

The amount of time senior royals spent working in 2019 may have been affected by this year being a little ‘bumpy’ for the family, as the queen admitted in her televised Christmas Day address to Britain

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after attending a morning church service with members of her family. Photo: AP

Published: 5:30am, 31 Dec 2019Updated: 10:48pm, 31 Dec 2019

Being a member of the British royal family is not the easiest job on earth, if television and films provide accurate pictures. But how much do the royals work?

According to official records, prominent members of the royal family worked an average of 84.5 days this year, or about a third of the 253 working days in the UK.

Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter, Princess Anne, was the hardest-working royal for at least the third year in a row, putting in a total of 167 days.

Heir to the throne Prince Charles came in second with 125 days of official duties. The 93-year-old queen herself worked 67 days, four more than in 2018.

Britain's Princess Anne talks to guests during a reception at Buckingham Palace. Photo: AP

The figures were compiled and published Monday by Britain’s Press Association. Details of the monarchy’s official engagements are recorded in the Court Circular, a daily list of the events attended by the queen and her family.

However, some royal family members carry out private engagements that support their public work, which may not be included in this list.