Princess Anne attended today's investiture ceremony for the first time since a source claimed she felt "annoyed" about performing more ceremonies than Prince William.
The Princess Royal honoured Bafta-winning actress Sarah Lancashire, among others, at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, where Lancashire became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
This comes after a report in The Sunday Times cited several sources close to Princess Anne, 74, who claimed she would like to see Prince William do more of the “bread-and-butter” royal engagements.
The investitures mainly take place at Windsor Castle, which is near the Prince and Princess of Wales's home, Adelaide Cottage.
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William and Kate, both 43, moved to the four-bedroom cottage in 2022 with their children, Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven.
A source close to Princess Anne told the Times: “She’s still doing most of the investitures [at Windsor] even though William lives there. It annoys her.”
In contrast, the King's younger sister lives on the Gatcombe Park Estate in Gloucestershire, an hour and a half's drive from Windsor Castle.
GB News contacted Princess Anne's representatives and Kensington Palace for comment.
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Despite claims of "annoyance", Prince William is known to admire his aunt’s devotion to duty.
In addition, Princess Anne is fond of her nephew and hopes to be able to support him as King in the future.
After last year's horse accident, which left the 74-year-old concussed, Anne returned to work three weeks afterwards, sporting a black eye.
This prompted a rare personal message on social media from the Prince and Princess of Wales, acknowledging her work ethic: “Super trooper! So great to see you back so soon. W&C x.”
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Lancashire attended today's investiture ceremony with family members, among them her husband Peter Salmon, after she was made a CBE for services to drama in the New Year Honours.
Other recipients on Tuesday included cyclists Jenny Holl, Dannielle Khan, Emma Finucane and Katy Marchant.
Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page was also made an MBE for services to trampoline gymnastics.
In addition, Paralympic swimmer Alice Tai was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to swimming.