The Princess Royal visited the Probation Service in Borough High Street on Tuesday.
Princess Anne arrived in the morning at the London Probation Area offices at Mitre House on the corner of Great Dover Street opposite St George the Martyr Church.
Passengers leaving Borough Station were surprised to see the Princess on the pedestrian crossing.
After 90 minutes the Princess, who was visiting in her capacity as patron of the Butler Trust, left for a lunch engagement in St James's.
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