OpinionThe Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex is now the world’s most stylish royal

Attention please – there is a new royal fashion queen in town and it’s not who you might expect. Over the years, poll after poll has told us who the most stylish royals are, and one woman keeps floating to the top of them. The Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex or Queen Letizia of Spain may get the most headlines, but Sophie often comes out on top. The hardworking and underrated Countess of…
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Looking Back: What it was like to camp out for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding

Attending the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was like a dream.  Growing up, I was obsessed with princesses and becoming a princess myself, which may explain why I proclaim myself as a royalist today.  Prior to studying abroad in the summer of 2018 my plan was always to go to Windsor on the day of the wedding to get a glimpse of the famous couple.  Little did I know just how…
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The Royal Family pick a bouquet of flowers to show support for Chelsea Flower Show

The Queen and her family have shared their garden secrets in support of a favourite royal annual that’s been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. On the day the Chelsea Flower Show was due to get under way, the Royal Family created their own perfect posy as they posted their favourite floral selections to social media in support of the world famous event which this year is taking…
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The Edinburghs

Before they were royal: The life of the Countess of Wessex

Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones was born on 20 January 1965 as the youngest child and only daughter of Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones and the late Mary O’Sullivan at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. She has an elder brother, David. One of her godparents was the late actor Thane Bettany, who was her father’s stepbrother. Stephen Lock/i-Images Sophie grew up in Kent, to where her family moved…
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