Welcome to sunny Sydney! Princess Anne formally touches down in Australia as her royal go to kicks off – this is the place you possibly can meet her
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne has officially touched down in Australia.
The 75-year-old will be in Australia from November 8 to 11, participating in a series of engagements across several capital cities.
It’s been two years since she last visited Australia.
The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence touched down to blue skies in Sydney on Saturday.
She walked out of the airport flanked by up to five security guards before she was driven to her first engagement in a private black car.
The Royal was dressed in a double-breasted black blazer, with a striped cream blouse and cream trousers and held a simple black handbag.
She smiled at the waiting media pack as she made her way out of arrivals.
The Royal Diary entries for these dates confirm that Princess Anne will visit Australia to mark the Centenary of the Corps.
The Princess Royal and her husband touched down in Sydney on Saturday (pictured)
She smiled at the waiting media pack as she made her way out of arrivals
The 75-year-old was flanked by up to five security guards as she left the airport
The Princess Royal will begin her long list of engagements on Sunday
The Princess Royal was whisked away from the airport in a private black car (pictured)
The Princess has served as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals since 1997, and her visit will celebrate a century since the formation of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.
Buckingham Palace has released some details of Princess Anne’s tour, which will officially begin on Saturday, although the full itinerary has yet to be made public.
Anne’s four-day visit marks the first trip to Australia by any British royal in 2025. Last year, King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelled here for a brief visit in October.
Princess Anne’s Australian Itinerary
Saturday 8 November
Princess Anne will officially arrive in Australia in Sydney on Saturday.
Sunday 9 November
The palace has confirmed the Princess Royal will be in various locations across Sydney on Sunday 9 November for Remembrance Day.
The Princess Royal, pictured here in 2022, holds the role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. Her 2025 royal tour of Australia celebrates a century since the formation of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals
Princess Anne will lay a wreath at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park and the Sydney War Cemetery, in her role as President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
At 10am, Princess Anne is scheduled to attend a Remembrance Sunday Service.
Then at 11.30am, she will arrive at a garden party and parade at Sydney’s Victoria Barracks, which has been arranged to mark the centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. The RA Sigs are a team of technical specialist soldiers who provide communications, electronic warfare, and cyber capabilities to support military operations.
Monday 10 November
On Monday, Princess Anne is expected to head south to Canberra, where she will participate in a range of events related to the Corps’ centenary, including attending a commemorative parade.
Wednesday 11 November
The final day of the Australian royal tour will see Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence travel north to Brisbane.
At midday, the Princess will attend a Remembrance Day Service and Capability Demonstration. She will also lay a wreath at Gallipoli Barracks to commemorate Armistice Day at the 7 Combat Signal Regiment Memorial.
Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence are pictured in June
Next stop: Singapore
After Princess Anne and Sir Tim have departed Australia, they will next travel to Singapore. Arriving for a two-day visit on November 12 to 13, the Princess’ visit is to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and Singapore.
There, Anne is scheduled to meet the Singaporean president and prime minister, and visit the Kranji War Memorial, the Airbus Asia Training Centre and Rolls-Royce’s Seletar campus.
Princess Anne’s impending arrival marks her first time back in Oz since her previous trips in 2022 and 2023.
Her three-day tour in 2022 coincided with the first anniversary of the passing of her father, Prince Philip.
During that visit, Anne arrived in Sydney to officially open the Royal Easter Show. Her attendance also celebrated the bicentenary of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, for which she is patron.
Other highlights of her 2022 tour included hosting a garden party for charities and military patronages she supports, and a visit to the Sea Heritage Foundation in Waverton.
Anne returned for a brief trip in February 2023, which saw her spend time with the Royal Australian Corps of Transport and NSW Mounted Police, and pay a visit to see the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Over the years, the Princess Royal has visited Australia more than 20 times.
