The royal made her first public appearance since her hospitalization last month.

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The Princess of Wales is switching up the way she marks birthdays.

Princess Anne

She’s so back.

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The Princess of Wales is following in the no-nonsense Princess Royal’s footsteps.

Prince Louis wearing a green sweater sitting on a log for his 7th birthday portait

“Princess Anne asked me if I’d have the surgery.”

But are we really that surprised?

“Sadly, I don’t have huge memories of being in here,” the Princess Royal admitted.

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According to a royal aide, Anne remains Charles’s “most reliable confidante.”

“You are sharply reminded that every day is a bonus, really.”

She made the hilarious revelation while visiting the South African Riding for the Disabled Association.

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Princess Anne wearing a green coat and flat cap

Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall attend day 3 ‘Ladies Day’ of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 16, 2022 in Ascot, England.

Princess Anne wearing a pearl choker in 2011

Queen Camilla, The King, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew walking outside in suits and dress coats

Princess Anne wearing a brown coat standing and talking with doctors at a hospital including a man with an orange coat reading “critical care doctor”

King Charles wears a tweed suit and looks worried, Princess Anne wears a navy suit jacket and looks stern

Princess Anne wearing a blue patterned blouse pointing at three horses as women stand in the background with blue shirts

Princess Anne riding ponies and horses