Princess Anne often spends Christmas at Sandringham with the Royal Family (Image: Danny Martindale/WireImage)
The Royal Family have been spending for decades, with senior members of the Firm often seen meeting members of the public on their morning walk to church.
The interactions with the public are often caught on camera by the press as the family are gifted flowers and presents before they head back to Sandringham for Christmas lunch.
One of the royals usually spotted each year is , the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth and the sister of the now King Charles, who is commonly seen at the royal estate each year.
While the Princess Royal, 74, is a senior working member of the Royal Family – and – her interactions with the public are not as well documented.
However, during one Christmas walkabout, Anne was heard making a direct four-word remark to one member of the public.
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After being handed a crafted flower bouquet by a royal fan, who said they had been up all night making it, the princess could be heard saying “you must be mad” in a light-hearted dig.
This was revealed by royal photographer Arthur Edwards on as he revealed he was so focused on getting a picture of Zara Tindall, Anne’s daughter, and her tongue piercing that year that he missed the chance to photograph Anne.
The royal photographer Matt Wilkinson: “We’re all desperate to get this picture of the tongue, you see, and then I’m driving back to London, and the office rang and said ‘Have you got a picture of Princess Anne?’
“I said, no, no, this story is about Zara Phillips and the stud.”
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The Royal Family walk to church every Christmas morning and meet members of the public (Image: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Talking about why a photo of Princess Anne was needed, Arthur said: “She got a bouquet, Princess Anne, off one of the visitors.
“She said, ‘I’ve been up all night making this’, and Princess Anne said, ‘You must be mad’. And that was the story.”
While the exact guest list for Sandringham is unconfirmed, Princess Anne is likely to be there to support her brother the King on Christmas Day after what has been a
revealed last week that for the big day, including himself, Princess Kate and their three children, George, Charlotte and Louis.