WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE BRITISH ROYALS WORK?
Figures published by Britain’s Press Association show that the nine most prominent members of the family worked 761 days put together this year
TOP 9
The most prominent members of the British royal family include: Queen Elizabeth II, Charles, William, Kate, Anne, Edward, Andrew, Harry and his wife, Meghan
31 days
Meghan worked the fewest days, 31. She spent time on maternity leave following the birth in May of her and Harry’s first child, Archie
67 days
The 93-year-old Queen Elizabeth II herself worked 67 days in 2019, which is four days more than in 2018. The queen, now in the 68th year of her reign, receives a red box of official correspondence every day no matter where she is in the world
84.5 days
Figures say that the most prominent members of the British royal family worked an average of 84.5 days this year, which comes to about one-third of the 253 working days in the UK
74 & 58 days 90 days
Prince Andrew gave a TV interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew worked 90 days this year before he retired from public duties following a fierce criticism after his interview on the BBC 167 days
The queen’s daughter Princess Anne was the hardest-working royal, putting in a total of 167 days. Heir to the throne Prince Charles came in second with 125 days of duties
■ Princess Anne
Prince William worked 74 days in the past 12 months. His wife, Kate, worked 58 days. The couple’s duties included a tour of Pakistan, supporting the queen during US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK in June and spending time on their charitable projects