And the hardest working royal of 2018 was...

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Kudos to Princess Anne!

Queen Elizabeth's daughter was named the hardest working member of the British royal family for 2018, according to Tim O'Donovan, who has tallied the royal family's public appearances for The Times for nearly four decades.

Princess Anne racked up a whopping 447 domestic appearances and another 71 overseas engagements throughout 2018, which is more than Prince William, Prince Harry and Duchess Kate combined.

William attended 150 domestic and 70 abroad events, Harry stepped out for 108 domestic and 85 overseas engagements and Kate carried out the fewest number of public engagements in the entire British royal family, with just 87 total public outings. Notable there, of course, is that Kate took several months off to take care of her newborn son, Prince Louis, who she welcomed in the spring.

Prince Charles, who had been named the hardest working royal in 2017, followed closely behind his sister last year, appearing at 374 public engagements in Britain and another 172 abroad.

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle stepped out 45 official times domestically and 51 abroad since marrying Prince Harry in May.

Perhaps most impressive was the Queen herself. Despite the fact that the 92-year-old has stopped traveling abroad, she still carried out 283 public appearances in the United Kingdom.

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