Princess Anne Meets NMIXX at Seoul Korea-UK Reception During South Korea Visit

Princess Anne met NMIXX at a Korea-UK reception in Seoul on July 14, placing the Princess Anne NMIXX encounter within a wider official visit to South Korea from July 13 to 15. The Royal Household confirmed that The Princess Royal attended a UK-Republic of Korea partnership reception hosted by the British Embassy Seoul, where guests included NMIXX as part of the embassy’s girls’ empowerment partnership. ¹

The meeting drew attention because it brought together a senior member of the British royal family and a Korean pop group in an official diplomatic setting, rather than at an entertainment event. Korean photo reports showed Princess Anne greeting NMIXX at the reception, which was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on July 14. ²

Princess Anne NMIXX Meeting at the Seoul Reception

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The reception was hosted during Princess Anne’s three-day visit to South Korea with Sir Tim Laurence before she traveled onward to Thailand. The Royal Household described the event as a UK-Republic of Korea partnership reception and identified NMIXX among the guests connected with the British Embassy Seoul’s girls’ empowerment partnership. ¹

Yonhap had reported ahead of the visit that the itinerary included a Korea-UK reception hosted by the British Embassy and a planned meeting with NMIXX, describing the group as ambassadors for the embassy’s women’s empowerment campaign. ³ Newsis later published a photo report of Princess Anne greeting the girl group at the Korea-UK friendship reception at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul. ²

News1, carried by Nate, also reported that Princess Anne met and exchanged greetings with NMIXX at the July 14 reception, placing the venue at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. ⁴ Town & Country reported the same meeting in English-language coverage, describing NMIXX as a six-member K-pop group that debuted in 2022. ⁵

Confirmed item	Details
Main event	UK-Republic of Korea partnership reception hosted by the British Embassy Seoul
Date	July 14, during Princess Anne’s July 13-15 visit to South Korea
Venue	Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, reported as Jongno-gu and Gwanghwamun in Korean photo reports
Participants	Princess Anne, Sir Tim Laurence, NMIXX, and reception guests from Korea-UK circles
NMIXX context	Linked to the British Embassy Seoul’s girls’ or women’s empowerment partnership
Wider visit context	War commemoration, maritime cooperation, and official meetings in South Korea

Visit Linked Diplomacy, Remembrance and Partnership

The NMIXX meeting was one part of a broader royal itinerary centered on Korea-UK relations. The Royal Household said Princess Anne visited South Korea from July 13 to 15 with Sir Tim Laurence, with scheduled activities including a Busan war commemoration, a visit to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, and an audience with President Lee Jae Myung. ¹

Yonhap reported that the visit came in a year connected to the 75th anniversaries of the Battle of Imjin River and the Battle of Gapyeong, both linked to British participation in the Korean War. In a briefing cited by Yonhap, the British Embassy Seoul said, “This visit takes place in a year of special significance in the shared history of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.” ³

The Royal Household’s account also placed Princess Anne’s program in both historical and contemporary frames. Her schedule included remembrance at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, where Korean War veterans and service members from United Nations Command Sending States are commemorated, as well as a stop at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. ¹

Town & Country similarly placed the meeting with NMIXX alongside the wider royal schedule, including Princess Anne’s meeting with President Lee Jae Myung, wreath-laying at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, and visit to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. ⁵

Reception Remarks Emphasized Korea-UK Ties

TV Chosun reported that the Korea-UK friendship reception brought together figures from business, academia, culture and politics at the Four Seasons Hotel in Gwanghwamun on July 14. The report said Princess Anne used her remarks to emphasize the breadth of relations between the two countries and to refer to maritime cooperation after her stops in Busan and at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. ⁶

In remarks reported by TV Chosun, Princess Anne said she was “deeply impressed whenever visiting Korea by seeing its remarkable development.” She also said that “relations between the United Kingdom and Korea will become stronger” and told attendees, “You are the people who connect the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.” ⁶

Those remarks framed the reception as a diplomatic gathering focused on bilateral ties rather than a standalone cultural appearance. Within that setting, NMIXX’s presence reflected the British Embassy Seoul’s empowerment partnership work, as described by both the Royal Household and Korean reporting. ¹

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The Princess Anne NMIXX meeting has therefore been documented as a brief but visible moment during a formal Korea-UK reception, supported by official itinerary details and Korean photo coverage. Its significance rests on the setting: a British Embassy-hosted event during a royal visit that also highlighted war remembrance, maritime cooperation, and the continuing relationship between the United Kingdom and South Korea.