Princess Anne completed her first royal tour of 2025 this week as she jetted off alone to South Africa. The Princess Royal, 74, visited for two days from January 21 to c arry out a series of engagements in the country.

Anne's international trip will also involve the unveiling of the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial, which will "commemorate more than 1,700 predominantly Black South Africans who died in World War I between 3 and 14 August 1914 and who have no known gravesite," per Hello! magazine.

Princess Anne has opened up about “difficult past” in a new speech after her husband Timothy Laurence’s injury.As per Hello, earlier this week Timothy suffered a serious injury while working while working at the Gatcombe

Princess Anne was forced to undertake a royal tour of South Africa solo after her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, was injured at their home, Gatcombe Park. His injury comes seven months after the Princess Royal was hospitalized with a concussion following her own injury on the estate.

Princess Anne stepped out in South Africa on her own as her husband was forced to pull out of the international trip after suffering an injury to his hand. Anne arrived in Cape Town for a two-day visit on Tuesday,

The Princess Royal has started her two-day trip to South Africa solo, as her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence drops out of the visit. Anne began her visit to Cape Town alone after Sir Tim suffered a suspected torn ligament while working on her Gatcombe estate,