会合，会う the new 'dynamic 二人組'! Anne and Sophie pair up to 株 the 王室の 重荷（を負わせる） - to popular acclaim. Shouldn't we see more of this, asks NATASHA LIVINGSTONE?
At first ちらりと見ること they might seem to have little in ありふれた.
One is the brusque, no-nonsense sister of the King, famous for her straight talking approach to 王室の 義務s.
The other is her softer-辛勝する／優位d sister-in-法律, popular thanks to her feminine style and 同情的な manner.
But the Princess 王室の and the Duchess of Edinburgh 株 an impressive work ethic - so it was probably 必然的な they would find themselves working in tandem at some point.
Princess Anne speaking to war 退役軍人s at a 歓迎会 at Buckingham Palace
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, shakes 手渡すs with the Director of Remembrance Philippa Rawlinson
They were even colour co-ordinated when they held a 歓迎会 on に代わって of the King
They have always seemed to enjoy each other's company, seen here at the Westmorland 郡 Show in Cumbria in 2021
Last week they stepped in for the King, who is 現在／一般に を受けるing 治療 for 癌, at a Buckingham Palace 歓迎会 for 退役軍人s of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War.
Anne and Sophie have rarely been paired in this way, yet they seemed to have an 平易な 和合 and were an an instant 攻撃する，衝突する with fans on social マスコミ.
‘Just love those ladies,' wrote one.
Others commented: ‘I like this 共同, two fantastic women’ and ‘lovely to see such marvellous ladies 株ing this event,’ wrote another’.
The Princess, 73, and the Duchess, 59, have been friends for years and have been spotted together at social events from 王室の Ascot to the (わずかに いっそう少なく high-profile) Westmorland 郡 Show in Cumbria.
But it is rather unusual for them to host a working 約束／交戦 together.
Palace insiders said there is no 計画（する） to make a feature of the pairing, which （機の）カム about because of the King's 条件.
Othe r 王室のs are stepping up when their diaries are 解放する／自由な and their 利益／興味s 提携させる.
Sophie おもに does 約束／交戦s alone or with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who has this week been away on a visit to Uganda.
So the Duchess was 解放する／自由な to join the formidable Princess Anne, who told the 200 or so guests at the Palace that she was ‘so glad Sophie and I have been asked to help out’.
Princess Anne and Sophie speak to Major General Eldon Millar and Yoon Yeocheol, South Korean 外交官／大使 to the UK
Sophie and Anne sit together in the carriage for the Order of the Garter 儀式
Here they are seen leaving the 国家の Service of Thanksgiving as part of the 祝賀s of the Platinum Jubilee? in 2022
It was no secret that Anne and Sophie were favourites of the late Queen
After all, it’s no secret that both women had been favourites of the late Queen.
In 2015 they both …を伴ってd Her Majesty to the Women’s 学校／設けるs centenary 会合 - a 抱擁する compliment 耐えるing in mind the affection in which Queen Elizabeth held the WI.
Might it be time to see a little more of this dynamic 二人組?
