Anne’s enduring style: Princess Royal wears her favorite aquamarine dress that she first wore in 1978 and wore to Ascot last year to visit a hotel in Dubai

Princess Anne is known for recycling her favorite clothes, whether they are dresses, handbags or jackets.

The royal, 73, demonstrated her knack for repurposing on Friday when she visited the Queen Elizabeth 2 hotel (QE2) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, wearing an aquamarine dress she has owned for 46 years.

Anne’s dress debuted during President Khama of Botswana’s state visit to London in 1978, when she was 26 years old, and features a statement collar, checked bodice and elegant pleated skirt.

She paired her dress with a single-breasted blazer in a matching shade, and took the look to the next level with a cream clutch and bow-embellished pumps, which she wore to Royal Ascot in 2023.

Often referred to as the British royal family’s ‘hardest working royal’, Anne is visiting the UAE as president of The Mission to Seafarers.

It marks the second tour of the year for Princess Anne, who traveled to Sri Lanka with her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence, 69, in January.

The timeless dress for the mother of two is made in a striking aquamarine shade and has a striking collar, a checked bodice and an elegant midi length.

The Princess Royal first wore the garment during President Khama of Botswana’s state visit to London in 1978, when she was 26 years old.

Since then, Anne has donned the dress a number of times, including Royal Ascot in 2013, and the dress remains in pristine condition.

For her visit into the Queen Elizabeth 2 hotel DubaiAnne added a delicate gold chain and pearl earrings.

The royal family’s outfit choice also reflects her late mother, after whom the hotel is named.

Anne’s dress was made in the same shade that Queen Elizabeth II wore when she launched the ship in Glasgow in September 1967, creating a poignant bond between mother and daughter.

Anne had an understated make-up look, with berry lipstick, and had her hair up in her signature style.

Sir Seretse Khama, President of Botswana and Lady Khama (second from right), posing with the Queen and Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace

Princess Anne, Princess Royal, attends day two of Royal Ascot in June 2023

The Princess Royal visited the Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel in Dubai on March 1, 2024

Anne looked elegant in an aquamarine dress that she has had for 46 years

She paired her dress with a single-breasted blazer in a matching shade, and elevated the look with a cream clutch and pumps adorned with bows

Queen Elizabeth II during a parade of Queen’s Scouts, in the grounds of Windsor Castle, wearing the same outfit to launch the Queen Elizabeth II ship, in April 1982

Princess Anne is usually referred to as the hardest working royal and has taken on the most assignments in 2023.

Last week she paid tribute to ‘extraordinary’ Rob Burrow at a Rugby League reception honoring the community for their work to raise money for motor neurone disease.

The Princess Royal, who looked sophisticated in a red coat, appeared in good spirits as she took to the stage and chatted to Rob, 41, and his wife Lindsey at the event at Headingley Stadium in Leeds.

Anne praised the “most extraordinary example of Rob Burrow himself and Kevin Sinfield in raising awareness of a truly devastating diagnosis.”

The former Leeds Rhinos player was diagnosed with MND in 2019, two years after retiring from the sport, and was given just two years to live.

Since then, he has not only existed, but remained alive defiantly and triumphantly, intent on raising money and awareness for the brutal disease that has left him completely paralyzed.

In honor of his friend, Kevin has in turn undertaken a series of endurance challenges, raising £13 million for MND charities.

First he ran seven marathons – more than 300 kilometers – in seven days. Then in 2021 he ran 100 miles in just 24 hours.

In 2022, he ran seven ultramarathons in seven days, covering as much as 60 kilometers per day for a week.