What are some examples of "Royal Engagements"?

Question

I read an article that said Her Majesty performed over 400 royal engagements last year, and that Princess Anne performed over 600.

What exactly is a royal engagement? 600 engagements in one year is an incredible amount, so assuming Anne had some time off during the year, she could very well have been doing up to three engagements per day.

This article didn't say how many Prince Harry and Prince William performed. Does anyone know?

Answer 1

Appointments.  Places she had agreed to go.

Answer 2

things like opening hospitals and and schools things like that

Answer 3

Visit http://www.royal.gov/uk to see what the royals are up to.

Anne's engagements include:

visiting Save the Children projects in many countries, including Indonesia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Malawi, Botswana and Madagascar.She's the UK president of Save the Children.

She tours each year for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in support of British interests overseas.

To see the list of organizations,which are where her engagements are booked for see http://www,royal.gov/uk/output/Page5641....

Anne is involved with around 270 organizationas and she must visit with them sometimes,but her favorite or preferred engagements are visits with the military,her Save the Children trips abroad,and her Care-giver's Trust,and the Olympics Equestrian Committee.

The Queen's engagements include visiting hospitals,meeting with town officials,visiting various military groups,and as with all Royals her engagements,when they are not State visits are connected in some way with her charities and interests.She has over 628 of them.

At http://www.royal.gov/uk/output/Page3950....

you can check to see the various engagements that the Queen and other members have booked.

Here's a sample:

Friday, 4th July 2008

The Queen will open Scotland's People Centre, Edinburgh.The Queen will visit Queen Margaret University Campus, Edinburgh and will open the new Campus.The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, will attend Receptions for young people who have reached the Gold Standard in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Royal Show, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. His Royal Highness is Honorary Trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of England.The Earl of Wessex to 6th July, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (International Foundation), will NOT NOW attend The Duke of Edinburgh's Cup Golf Event at the Victoria Club, Algarve, Portugal.The Princess Royal Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Corps of Signals, will visit 10 Signal Regiment, Basil Hill Site, Park Lane, Corsham, Wiltshire.The Duke of Kent Vice-Patron, The Chelsea Pensioners' Appeal, will attend a Dinner in aid of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, at the Governor's Residence, London SW3. Saturday, 5th July 2008

The Duke of Kent President, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Ladies Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19. Sunday, 6th July 2008

The Princess Royal will attend Beat Retreat at Government House, Onchan, Isle of Man.The Princess Royal President, Save the Children UK, will attend a Luncheon in Box, Gloucestershire.The Duke of Gloucester will attend a Service of Remembrance at the Piper Alpha Memorial at Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the Piper Alpha Memorial Service at the Kirk of St. Nicholas Uniting, Union Street, Aberdeen.The Duke of Gloucester will attend the Piper Alpha Memorail Service at Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Aberdeen.The Duke of Kent President, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will attend the Mens Finals of the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, London SW19. Monday, 7th July 2008

The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and officially open the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens' Plant Heritage Marquee, Hampton Court, Middlesex.The Princess Royal will open the Hospice Isle of Man, The Strang, Braddan, Isle of Man.The Princess Royal will attend the annual Sitting of the Court of Tynwald on Tynwald Hill, St. John's. Isle of Man.The Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Sout East Coast of the Isle of ManThe Duke of Gloucester will open the restored Christchurch Park, Ipswich,The Duke of Gloucester will officially open St Lawrence's Church as a centre for the community in Ipswich.The Duke of Gloucester will open the Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust Garrett Anderson Centre in Ipswich, Suffolk. Tuesday, 8th July 2008

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend a reception to mark the centenary of the Association of Lord-Lieutenants, at St. James's Palace.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will give a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will give a Lunch at Buckingham Palace for the MASDAR Initiative.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will hold a Seminar at Buckingham Palace for the MASDAR Initiative.The Earl of Wessex will open the newly restored Priory Park, Reigate, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit Puttenham Golf Club, The Heath, Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey.The Earl of Wessex will visit Farnham Castle, International Briefing and Conference Centre, Farnham, Surrey.The Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Isle of Man.The Duke of Kent Honorary Liveryman, will attend the Worshipful Company of Engineers Annual Awards Dinner, at Merchant Taylors' Hall, 30 Threadneedle Street, London EC2. Wednesday, 9th July 2008

The Duke of Edinburgh Patron, will attend the Annual General Meeting of The Royal Institute of Navigation, at the Institute, on Kensington Gore, London SW7.The Prince of Wales will meet students and alumni from Prospect Burma at Clarence House, London.The Prince of Wales attends a Commonwealth Foundation briefing on Climate Change and meets speakers and delegates during a Reception, Commonwealth Foundation, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London.The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend a Garden Party to mark the Centenary of The British Red Cross' Royal Charter at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness is President, The British Red Cross.The Duke of York Patron, will attend a Dinner given by the Lucifer Golfing Society for Commonwealth Overseas Golfers at the Park Lane Hotel, London, W1.The Duke of York Special Representative for International Trade and Investment, will attend a Lunch and Briefing given by the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14.The Earl of Wessex will open the Library at the National Film and Television School, Station Road, Beaconsfield, BuckinghamshireThe Earl of Wessex will open the Wycombe Library, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireThe Earl of Wessex will open the Eden Centre, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireThe Princess Royal Patron, Northern Lighthouse Board, will visit lighthouses off the Isle of Man.The Duke of Kent will attend the World War I Commemoration Dinner and Lecture by Brigadier Richard Holmes, at The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London

William and Harry don't do as much as the others,yet.They are mostly concerned with keeping their mother's charities afloat and their military duties.You can check up on them at their father's site http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/

and at http://www.royal.gof/uk

The site for the various charities the boys support is http://www.theworkcontinues.org

Harry does have a favorite charity called Sentabale in Lesotho,Africa.It's a charity for orphaned AIDS children.He even has a favorite boy he keeps track of,sends gifts to and visits.

Prince Harry is Patron of four charities: Dolen Cymru (The Wales Lesotho Link), MapAction, WellChild and Sentebale, which he founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho.

Dolen Cymru has been working for over 20 years to promote friendship and understanding between the people of Wales and her twinned nation of Lesotho, in southern Africa.

The Prince is Dolen Cymru's first Royal Patron, building on Prince Harry's current involvement in Lesotho with his own charity Sentebale.

Although Prince William is currently focusing on his military career he wants to show his support for a few organisations that reflect issues he cares about both in the UK and abroad.

Prince William is Patron or President of seven organisations: Centrepoint, a charity for homeless young people; The Tusk Trust, a conservation charity for Africa based in the UK; The Football Association, the governing body of English football; The Welsh Rugby Union (Vice-Patron); The Royal Marsden Hospital.; Mountain Rescue (England and Wales); and the English School's Swimming Association (ESSA).