Princess Anne sparked a royal frenzy this week after she sported an outfit she first wore 52 years ago. While undertaking a two-day tour of Singapore earlier in the week to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between the country and the United Kingdom, fans couldn’t keep her eyes off her impeccable suit.

On her last day, she visited the Airbus Asia Training Centre and Rolls-Royce Seletar campus, where she strapped herself into a pilot’s seat for a simulated flight and closely admired huge Rolls-Royce jet engines. Royal fans were delighted to see the princess, but were even more jubilant to spot her wearing an outfit she first wore in 1973.

Anne donned a beige short-sleeved suit with a brown striped shirt underneath, black shoes and a black bag. She was first spotted wearing the suit back in 1973, when she attended a polo match at Windsor Great Park with her former husband, Mark Phillips, on July 29.

Fans praised the King’s sister and named her the ultimate “recycling queen” on social media.

One user wrote on X: “Queen of recycling [star emoji] 1973/2025.” Another person commented: “Wow! I’m more impressed that she fits into the same suit 50 years later!”

A third one said: “Over 50 years and it still fits? That’s an achievement in itself.”

A fourth one chimed: “Classic style..good she can still get in to it after all these years.”

While another user said: “An intelligent woman, even if she’s a princess, knows how to manage her wardrobe. Her clothes are of excellent quality, and wearing them only a few times over the years has kept them looking new. Furthermore The Princess’s style has always been cutting edge!”

On Thursday, Anne sat at the controls of an Airbus A350 flight simulator and buckled her seatbelt as she laughed during her safety briefing with the captain.

At the same time, her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, was preparing to experience a flight in a separate simulator suspended in the air in a vast open-plan room.

Beforehand, Anne recalled the last time she went in a flight simulator and she was reassured the A350 would be gentle.

Anne and Sir Tim received a round of applause from dozens of Rolls-Royce staff before they left the building.