Princess Anne successfully managed to avoid breaking the royal protocol during the lavish state banquet thrown for the emir of Qatar at Buckingham Palace. The Princess Royal, 74, sat beside His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the dinner after having to step into a more prominent role due to Queen Camilla being forced to cancel her appearance. During the Dec. 3 banquet, Anne nearly missed toasting the guest of honor at the dinner table — a mistake that would’ve broken the royal protocol.