Princess Anne has discussed the future of the monarchy and says 'it is a moment' to have discussions about relevancy, in a rare television interview.
Anne also talked about the impact that COVID had on her father Prince Philip, saying:"I think it stole a bit from my father who lost a lot of the people who would have gone to see him, who kept him interested, and he lost all of that."
During the interview, which was carried out at St James's Palace, the Princess Royal was asked about people having questions about the relevance of the monarchy."It's not a conversation that I would necessarily have - I think it's perfectly true that it is a moment where you need to have that discussion," she said.
"But I would just underline that the monarchy provides, with the constitution, a degree of long-term stability that is actually quite hard to come by in any other way." Royal interviews are rarely given and Anne's comments provide a significant insight from one of the most senior members of the
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