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Rebecca Russell

Princess Anne's 'most annoying' habit revealed by Zara Tindall in funny dig

Princess Anne is famous for her no nonsense attitude and her steadfast dedication to her official duties.

As a result, she is consistently ranked as one of the hardest working royals every year. According to an analysis by The Times, The Princess Royal reclaimed the top spot from her older brother as she carried out more engagements than him last year in 2021.

Ever since the death of The Queen, The Princess Royal has been praised for her stoicism as she followed her mother's coffin every step of the way during her journey from Balmoral to London.

The Princess Royal has a clever habit that irritates her children (AFP via Getty Images)

The Queen's only daughter has supported many important causes over the years, whether that be Save The Children, helping those with disabilities or supporting carers.

She also raised her two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, to understand that they would have to work in the future regardless of who their grandmother was.

Princess Anne has been praised for her constant dedication (Getty)

Peter and Zara previously paid tribute to their mother in an interview to mark her 70th birthday in 2020. The interview saw them joke about being too afraid to ask her to slow down, as well as reveal the one trait she has that they find "annoying".

Sitting next to one another, Zara said: “she's like a sponge, it's unbelievable, the information that's stored in her brain. It's incredible. Quite annoying, as well.” Peter then replied: “It is quite annoying, yes.”

Princess Anne has an impressive skill (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Zara Tindall revealed her mother's skill (PA)

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The pair then spoke of their own children and how they enjoy dropping them off with their mother.

Peter has two daughters, Savannah and Isla, with his ex-wife Autumn Phillips and Zara has three children, Mia, Lena and Lucas with husband Mike Tindall.

"She loves seeing them ride, she loves having them around for Sunday lunches, doing all the sorts of stuff we used to do as kids. She now takes them to do this sort of things," Peter said. "We quite like leaving them on Sundays. We'll say 'We'll pick them up later, bye'," Zara joked.

Princess Anne's daughter has spoken before about her thoughts on not having an official title like her other cousins. She said: “I’m very lucky that both my parents decided to not use the title and we grew up and did all the things that gave us the opportunity to do."

Princess Anne loves spending time with her five grandchildren (Getty Images)

Other famous faces to feature in the documentary included Lord Sebastian Coe who praised The Princess Royal's instrumental effort in securing London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics. He said: "The Princess Royal was on the big committee and her contribution was seismic and it was always to the point, she doesn't always suffer fools gladly and she doesn't speak for the sake of speaking.

"I do remember after a rather long-winded interjection by one of the committee members she had actually forgotten to turn her microphone off and she did manage to utter the immortal words 'I think this person is probably the most stupid person in world sport'.

"This echoed absolutely around the room and she never flinched, it was as though it had never happened and we just moved on but it is probably one of my favourite moments."

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