Figures from 2025 have confirmed that The King was the ‘hardest-working’ member of the Royal Family, having undertaken more than 500 engagements across the UK and overseas – overtaking his sister, Princess Anne, who has topped the charts for the last few years.
Charles’ engagements in 2025 took him up and down the country as well as on overseas visits to Italy, Canada and Poland, totalling 532 individual engagements.
Despite last year being a difficult year for the Royals, with Charles and Catherine continuing to undergo cancer treatment and the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffery Epstein, senior members of the Royal Family conducted a grand total of 2,459 engagements. This was 23% more visits than in 2024.
Here’s the full list of the Royal Family ranked to see who was the hardest working royal:
- King Charles – 532 engagements
- The Princess Royal – 478 engagements
- The Duke of Edinburgh – 313 engagements
- The Duchess of Edinburgh – 235 engagements
- Queen Camilla – 228 engagements
- The Duke of Gloucester – 212 engagements
- The Prince of Wales – 202 engagements
- Duchess of Gloucester – 113 engagements
- The Duke of Kent – 77 engagements
- The Princess of Wales – 68 engagements
The four most senior Royals (The King and Queen, and Prince and Princess of Wales) all undertook more engagements in 2025, with His Majesty conducting 49% more, William conducted +45%, whilst Camilla’s workload was up 33%.
The Princess of Wales saw over 400% increase in her workload ,as she continues to gradually return to public-facing duties, having been away from the spotlight during her treatment and recovery.
Catherine’s engagements saw her play a key role in State Visits to the UK, where she has joined her husband in welcoming the incoming parties including the US and German incoming visits, attended Trooping the Colour, continued her work in Early Years and hosted her Christmas Carol service at Westminster Abbey.
Data was compiled by royal writer Patricia Treble and first reported by The Telegraph. In previous years, The Crown Chronicles has used research conducted by Tim O’Donavan for his annual assessment in The Times, but Tim died aged 93 in 2025.
