The Earl and Countess of Wessex joined in on the Clap for
Carers initiative on Thursday evening in a social media post shared on The
Royal Family’s accounts.
“From all of us, just a huge thank you to so many of you working on the front line. We really appreciate it, keep up the fantastic work!” Edward says, before Sophie, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn join him in applauding the NHS…
The Countess of Wessex has cancelled her upcoming trip to Jersey due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Her Royal Highness had been due to visit the island next Tuesday to support and learn about local charities.
Sophie is Royal Patron of the NSPCC and was supposed to visit…
Birth and Childhood
Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis is the third son and youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was born on 10 March 1964 at Buckingham Palace and was christened two months later at Windsor Castle.
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The Countess of Wessex marks International Women's Day on her historic visit to South Sudan
8th March 2020
The Countess of Wessex brought her groundbreaking trip to South Sudan to a close with an event supporting female leadership. As she concluded her time in the country, Sophie attended a day organised by groups working to encourage women in the country to realise their full potential.
The event was run by ”Born to Lead”, a group of local civil society activists who are supported by…
The Countess of Wessex becomes first member of the Royal Family to visit South Sudan
6th March 2020
The Countess of Wessex is visiting South Sudan this week, focusing on issues related to girls and women’s rights, to coincide with International Women’s Day.
“The Countess’s visit, during International Women’s Week,
will promote the rights of women and girls…
The Countess of Wessex has been screened for symptoms of coronavirus as she arrived in South Sudan on Tuesday for an official visit.
As she disembarked from her plane, the Countess was screened with a thermometer to check her temperature was at a normal level.
Visitors…
In the middle of a day packed with five royal engagements, the Countess of Wessex stopped to pose for a new portrait for one of the organisations she supports. Sophie has been snapped for an official photo for St. John Ambulance and she shared the promise of the new image on social media.
The countess was seen getting ready for the photo session on the official Royal Family Instagram account.
The Countess of Wessex opens new ballet studios named in her honour
27th February 2020
The Countess of Wessex was in Southwark on Thursday morning to open new ballet studios which are named in the 55-year-old royal’s honour.
Sophie arrived at the Central School of Ballet in a warm pink coat and red-patterned dress to officially open The Countess of…
The Earl & Countess of Wessex are hiring an Assistant Private Secretary with an attractive £45k-a-year salary
23rd February 2020
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are looking to employ an Assistant Private Secretary to be based at their Windsor residence of Bagshot Park.
The full-time permanent role, which is being advertised on The Royal Family’s website, will come with an attractive…
The Countess of Wessex will receive a special tribute later
this month when a building at the new premises for the Central School of Ballet
is named in her honour.
Sophie, who has been patron of the Central School of Ballet
and its appeal to move to Paris Garden in Southwark, will visit on 27 February
to view the newly-designed ‘The Countess of Wessex Studios’ and meet students,
staff and…
