Princess Anne sported a Blue Tartan Suit today as she headed to Wales vs Scotland Six Nations Game in Cardiff.  

The Princess Royal, 71, who is Patron of Scottish Rugby met with CEO SRU Mark Dodson and Chairman SRU Mr John Jefferies behind the scenes at the Millennium Stadium as the two home nations went head to head.

Dressing of the occasion, the royal opted for a double breasted tartan suit with shining black shoes and cosy roll neck jumper appropriate for the chilly Welsh winter. 

Opting for a natural make-up look, Her Royal Highness wore a light layer of foundation and a gentle pink lip as she beamed in delight while chatting to rugby executives.

It comes as sporty Anne, who is often seen in the crowd at Scottish rugby games, missed the  the Beijing Winter Olympics due to Covid-19 ‘travel restriction difficulties’.

The Princess Royal,  who is president of the British Olympic Association and a member of the International Olympic Committee said she was ‘disappointed’ that she would not be able to attend amid ongoing rows over human rights violations in China in a statement released by Buckingham Palace last week. 

The Queen’s only daughter, became the first royal Olympian when she competed in the three-day equestrian at the 1976 Montreal Games.

As recently as last month, the royal – who lives at Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence – met with IOC representatives to discuss her role at the Games.

In December, Boris Johnson announced the UK will ‘effectively’ join a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by refusing to send ministers of officials in a snub to China.

Anne’s outing also comes as Buckingham Palace has refused to say whether the Queen had tested positive or negative for Covid, fuelling fears for her health.

Palace sources insisted that she was not displaying symptoms after meeting with Covid-positive Prince Charles, however these usually show a few days after close contact with a Covid positive person- and usually first on tests.

Current government guidelines say you have to isolate for five days after contact with a Covid positive person, with symptoms typically appearing three to five days after contact.

However, the Queen is understood to be triple vaccinated so will not need to self-isolate unless she tests positive. The head of state is thought to have received her first jab in January 2021 and her second jab that March, while sources say it is believed she got her booster in October.

This is the second time Charles, who is also triple jabbed, has tested positive for coronavirus after contracting the disease in March 2020.

Insiders insisted the 73-year-old was found to be positive during a test taken this morning as routine before any public engagements — which suggested he was experiencing no strong symptoms — but they declined to go into further details on his medical condition.

Both he and the Duchess of Cornwall have been taking regular tests before engagements and Clarence House said Camilla, 74, had a negative test on Thursday.

Under current Covid rules, although she lives with Charles, Camilla is not required to self-isolate as she is also fully vaccinated. While in the past, Covid rules would have dictated that all those who had come into contact with Charles must self-isolate, it is no longer a requirement.

Boris Johnson announced he plans to scrap all remaining virus restrictions in England by the end of the month, which would mean even those who have tested positive for the virus will not be required to self-isolate, ‘provided the current encouraging trends in the data continue’.

Downing Street said the Prime Minister hopes the Prince of Wales will make a swift recovery after testing positive.

As well as meeting with his mother, Charles also awarded OBEs to chefs Fergus Henderson, who has Parkinson’s Disease, and his wife Margot as well as an MBE to Dr Nisreen Alwan, who is known for campaigning for more awareness around long Covid.