Princess Anne, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and Prince Edward will likely be stepping up to support the Royal Family over the next few months.
This comes as Princess Kate and King Charles will not be completing royal duties over the following weeks and months, due to surgical procedures in hospital.
The Princess of Wales was admitted to The London Clinic on Tuesday for planned abdominal surgery. She will remain in the hospital for 10 to 14 days, before returning home to Adelaide Cottage to continue her recovery.
Based on the current medical advice, Kate, 42, is unlikely to return to public duties until after Easter.
Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Sophie to step up to support royals amid Charles and Kate's operations
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A statement from Buckingham Palace read: "In common with thousands of men each year, The King has sought treatment for an enlarged prostate.
"His Majesty's condition is benign and he will attend hospital next week for a corrective procedure. The King’s public engagements will be postponed for a short period of recuperation."
While Kate is in hospital, Prince William will not be completing royal engagements, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
Princess Kate has gone to hospital for planned abdominal surgery
PAHe will also stay with his wife and family while she begins recuperating at home in Windsor.
It is also likely that Queen Camilla will support her 75-year-old husband while he recovers after his hospital treatment.
Therefore, the main senior royals that will have to perform engagements are Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
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Princess Anne completed the most engagements in the Royal Family for 2023PAKing Charles came in second place, while Prince Edward, 59, came in third with 297 engagements.
Queen Camilla came fourth on the list, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh completed 219 engagements in 2023.
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, although both princesses from birth, are not working members of the Royal Family, so will not be completing public engagements over the next few months.
In addition, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew have all stepped down from public duties, meaning that the Princess Royal and the Edinburghs will have to perform a large number of engagements in the near future.