Princess Anne rides the Staten Island Ferry during a visit to the states following Queen Elizabeth's death

• On Tuesday, Princess Anne rode the iconic Staten Island Ferry during her trip to New York City.
• The princess visited the National Lighthouse Museum, where she serves as an honorary chair.

On Tuesday, Princess Anne boarded the Staten Island Ferry during her first visit to the states since Queen Elizabeth's death, according to a tweet from the New York City Department of Transportation.

—NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) October 4, 2022

After her ride, Princess Anne visited the National Lighthouse Museum to celebrate their work of preserving lighthouses, according to Town & Country. Anne currently serves as an honorary chair for the museum's Illuminating Future Generations campaign, the museum's website confirms.

Following her visit, the Staten Island Advance reports that Anne boarded the ferry back to Manhattan with members of the National Lighthouse Museum for a cocktail hour at The View at Battery Park. There, she addressed the crowd and showed her appreciation for the museum and its work for the lighthouse community.

"The campaign for Illuminating Future Generations is highly imaginative and has real scope for the future, not just here [in New York City]. ... I can only wish you well," she told the crowd, according to the Advance.

The Illuminating Future Generations campaign's mission is to expand the museum's gallery space and conserve lighthouses across the globe for years to come. On the National Lighthouse Museum website, Princess Anne is described as "one of the great champions in the international lighthouse community."

The Staten Island Advance also reported that the princess took a particular liking to the "Lighthouses of Great Britain" exhibit. Anne also helped unveil a figurine of the Isle of Wright's Needles Lighthouse in memory of her late parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

Before her trip to Staten Island, the Princess spoke at a gala for the English-Speaking Union of the United States on Monday, where she was the guest of honor.