THIS is the moment Princess Anne is caught shrugging as she is beckoned over by the Queen while meeting Donald Trump.
The 93-year-old monarch can be seen chatting happily with the US President during the reception for NATO leaders at Buckingham Palace before she gestures towards her daughter by the doorway.
Princess Anne can be seen shrugging after the Queen appeared to beckon her over during the Buckingham Palace reception last night
But the 69-year-old then shrugs at her mother as the royals chuckle.
It is unclear just exactly what had happened during the back and forth between the mother and daughter.
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told the Sun Online he was “fascinated” by the encounter between the Queen and Princess Anne last night.
He said Princess Anne wouldn’t have been expected to be part of the official line up by the Queen or Prince Charles and Camilla.
But Mr Fitzwilliams said the royals might be considering giving the Princess Royal a higher profile.
He said: “She is one of the most hard-working members of the Royal Family.
“We have had the catastrophe with Prince Andrew and the Sussexes who have decided to give thought because they are so pressurised.
“Whether there’s a plan to heighten Anne’s profile, I don’t know.” And he said the Queen’s gesture to her daughter was “charming”.
He said: “Princess Anne is such a stable hand, perhaps it’s time for us to see more of her. “The royals have got to pull together in the crisis.”
Princess Anne is one of the hardest working members of the royal family, carrying out 179 days of engagements in 2016 – far out numbering those conducted by other family members.
She was last night part of the reception dinner at Buckingham Palace – seen standing quietly as French President Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau appeared to gossip about Donald Trump.
The hot mic moment caught the leaders joking about a “40-minute press conference”
SeveralNATOleaders includingFrance’s Macronand Germany’s Angela Merkel are in town to celebrate 70 years of the historic alliance, which keeps millions of people around the world safe.
Buckingham Palace has been contacted for comment.
Princess Anne was recently focused on in the popular Netflix series the Crown, played by Erin Doherty
The Royal Family’s Instagram account shared this photo of Princess Anne and The Queen in the drawing room at Windsor Castle to mark the day
