Princess Anne to miss Olympic opening ceremony despite currently being in Paris

Instead, she will watch the event from Team GB House in the city.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told GB News: "The Princess Royal will be cheering on the British Olympic team as they arrive for the Opening Ceremony from Team GB house in Paris."

The royal is understood to have a full schedule of visits supporting British athletes over the next few weeks of competition.

As part of her gradual return to full duties and for Princess Anne's comfort, she will watch the Opening Ceremony with representatives of the BOA at Team GB House.

Princess Anne is the president of the British Olympic Association and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Anne, 73, who competed at the 1976 Games in the equestrian three-day event, is on a 12-day trip to France during which she is taking on a series of Olympic duties.

It comes a month after she suffered a head injury during an incident with a horse at her Gatcombe Park estate in Gloucestershire.

She is set to meet Team GB competitors and have dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Princess Anne will also pay tribute to Chariots of Fire legend Eric Liddell to mark the centenary of his 400-metre gold medal triumph at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

The mother-of-two began a phased return to work on July 12 after nearly three weeks of recuperating from the horse incident.

She undertook about two-thirds of her diary engagements last week.

During her time in hospital, the princess was forced to cancel her upcoming engagements.

These included a trip to Canada and an appearance at the State Banquet.

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Anne's daughter, Zara Tindall, became the first member of the Royal Family to win an Olympic medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The 43-year-old is a professional equestrian, and in 2012 she won a silver medal which was awarded to her by her mother, the Princess Royal.

Prince William, Princess Kate, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie were all in the audience to watch their cousin win a silver medal.