The Queen has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to start the week of engagements that traditionally takes place at the start of summer.
Her Majesty’s arrival was only confirmed a few hours before her car drove into the Palace’s grounds. She was accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Holyrood Week usually takes place at the end of June and includes a…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are making their first official visit to Cyprus where they have taken part in celebrations for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Edward and Sophie met members of the British Cypriot community at a Jubilee reception hosted by the British…
The Countess of Wessex found herself on the end of an enthusiastic bear hug as she carried out a day of engagements in Oxfordshire.
As she visited Charlbury Community Centre, near Chipping Norton, one of the children who had come to meet her jumped across to offer her a…
Sophie marks her birthday by helping out at a vaccination centre
20th January 2022
The Countess of Wessex celebrated her 57th birthday on Thursday and marked it by volunteering with St. John Ambulance.
Sophie had a shift at an NHS vaccination centre in Surrey run by SJA. She was seen throughout the day talking with other volunteers and helping check patients in for their vaccination.
This is not a new volunteering position for Sophie, as she volunteered with…
The Countess of Wessex has taken on a new role supporting learning for children living in some of the most deprived parts of India.
Sophie is now patron of the OSCAR Foundation which uses football to help provide education for the youngsters.
As Buckingham Palace…
When Sophie Rhys Jones married Prince Edward on June 19th 1999 at St. George’s Chapel, she carried a bouquet with more than a hint of the past about it. The couple who starred in the last big Windsor wedding of the 20th century had gone for something of a medieval…
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that The Gambia has successfully eliminated trachoma, the world’s number-one infectious cause of blindness, and the Countess of Wessex has congratulated the country for its achievement.
Ahead of the WHO’s announcement, Sophie, who serves as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), took part…
On Friday, the Countess of Wessex joined the 65th Commission on the Status of Women event put on by the Afghanistan Mission, the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York.
The Countess talked with other foreign leaders on how international…
The Countess of Wessex marks the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
1st November 2020
In 2019, The Countess of Wessex held a reception for Women Peacebuilders at Buckingham Palace, where she committed to supporting the UN’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, as well as the UK’s, Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. UN Security…
The Countess of Wessex has said she is thinking of and praying for all those affected by the blast which hit Beirut earlier this week. Sophie, the first member of the Royal Family to visit Lebanon, sent a message of condolence to the country’s President, Michel Aoun.
The Countess’ message reads:
”I was shocked to hear of the explosion at the port in Beirut and the…
