The Countess of Wessex wrapped up a two-day official visit
to Sierra Leone on Thursday, visiting a school in Freetown to see how girls and
women are empowered through education in the West African country.
Sophie’s trip, as recounted on the Royal Family website, notes that it was at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to focus on engagements “addressing sexual and…
The Countess of Wessex is in Sierra Leone this week, focusing on “addressing sexual and gender-based violence, supporting survivors, and championing women’s roles in peacebuilding.”
The visit, which came at the request of the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office, sees…
The first month of every New Year brings many inevitabilities with it – cold nights, lower than hoped for bank balances and guilt trips when dry January turns out, like the weather, to be slightly wetter than anticipated. But in recent years it’s also brought a…
The Countess was born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones in Oxford on 20 January 1965; she was given the name Helen after her paternal aunt who had sadly died five years earlier following a riding accident. She has an elder brother, David. One of her godfathers, Thane Bettany is the father of actor Paul Bettany. The family moved to Kent when Sophie was young, and she was educated at Dulwich College…
Princess Anne and Prince Edward wade into the Sussex drama calling for Queen's Private Secretary to resign
12th January 2020
Senior members of The Royal Family are calling for The Queen’s Private Secretary to resign in the aftermath of the Duke of York’s disastrous Newsnight interview and the drama surrounding the Duke & Duchess of Sussex.
The royals – thought to be…
The Countess of Wessex and her daughter, Lady Louise Windsor, visited the National Sports Centre training grounds at Bisham Abbey in Buckinghamshire to meet members of England Hockey.
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Sophie has been the patron of England Hockey since 2006 and…
It’s been a busy year for the Wessexes, with overseas tours, charity visits back home, and of course, some enthusiastic plaque unveiling and ribbon cutting from Prince Edward. We’re taking a look back at their 2019 activities and some of the stories we covered.
January 2019
The Countess of Wessex kicked off the new year with a new patronage, becoming the royal patron of the…
James, Viscount Severn was born on 17 December 2007, at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey, to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. He has one older sister, Lady Louise (b. 2003).
James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor was born by a…
A special joint engagement for The Queen and Countess of Wessex
30th October 2019
The Queen and the Countess of Wessex celebrated the lifechanging work of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust ahead of its planned closure during a reception at Buckingham Palace Tuesday evening.
The charitable foundation, which was created by the Commonwealth Heads…
The Countess of Wessex paid a visit to the St John Moore Barracks in Winchester on Tuesday to watch the annual competition for the cup named in her honour.
The Countess of Wessex Cup tests military regiments in various challenges for the chance to win the prize. All of the regiments or organisations that competed are ones that Sophie holds honorary military appointments with.
The four…
