Princess Anne fires gun in funny moment during Australia tour

Princess Anne carried out quite a hands-on engagement during her last day on tour in Australia. The Princess Royal travelled Down Under last week to attend various events marking the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief.

Anne had a packed schedule with a series of military engagements in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane during the four-day visit to commemorate the centenary, which was her first visit back to the country since 2023. Over the weekend, Anne, as President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, laid a wreath at the Sydney War Cemetery and another one at the Anzac Memorial to mark Remembrance.

On Tuesday, the last day of her Australia trip, Anne, accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, attended a sports event at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane.

While there, the King’s sister had quite an active role, which involved her firing a starter before a relay race.

The royal looked chic in a chocolate brown dress, a beige blazer and a colour-matching hat. She also had a poppy pinned on her left shoulder.

Today, the princess travelled to Singapore, where she will stay until tomorrow, Thursday, November 13, to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Anne was invited to Singapore by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

During her first day there, Anne laid a wreath at a memorial for Commonwealth casualties and spoke to staff from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), of which she is president.

She also joined Singaporean and British veterans in a minute's silence at the Kranji War Cemetery.

Later in the day, she visited the National Orchid Garden, where she also had a flower named after her in a short ceremony, which she described as "very special".