The Earl of Wessex is not a title that has been used very often throughout royal history – so much so that in the time between the first creation and third creation, the county of Wessex ceased to exist in England. Royal Central is investigating the story behind this historic title and why it was left unused for so long.
The first use of the title was in around the year 1019 when Godwin…
There are hundreds of countries, states and territories which have been visited by members of the Royal Family, but there are few which hold a special and long-lasting place in their hearts.
Kenya is one country which has acted as a polaroid for key royal events for…
The Countess of Wessex puts summer behind her with visit to air ambulance
5th September 2020
The Countess of Wessex stepped out Thursday for her first public engagement after the Royal Family’s summer break.
Sophie visited her patronage, Thames Valley Air Ambulance (TVAA), to help launch its 21st-anniversary celebrations. The visit to White Waltham…
On Wednesday, the Countess of Wessex visited children and carers at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in Hampton.
The Countess received a tour of the recently refurbished and new facilities.
Shooting Star is the leading children’s hospice charity. Throughout Surrey and London, over 700 children and their families are supported. The Countess is the patron and officially opened…
Countess of Wessex reveals how her daughter realised grandma is The Queen
15th April 2019
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, has recently shared how her daughter, Lady Louise realised her grandma is one of the most famous faces in the world, Queen Elizabeth II.
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During an interview with Sky News, the Countess revealed it was only after Lady…
Sophie, Countess of Wessex joined Angelina Jolie on Friday at the Fighting Stigma through Film Festival at the British Film Institute. The Festival features thirty-five films based on the discrimination and social stigma caused by rape and other sexual assaults in war zones…
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.
Sophie grew up in Kent, to where her family moved while she was still…
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, looked elegant at the wedding of her nephew-in-law Prince Harry and Meghan Markle – now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Sophie was wearing a grey outfit designed by Suzannah consisting of a duchess satin skirt and an embroidered grey top.
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor bridal dress of the 20th century and it…
The Countess of Wessex visits Tregolls School as part of the three-stop trip to Cornwall
27th April 2018
Sophie, Countess of Wessex was in the Cornish city of Truro this week and visited a school which has seen a remarkable transformation described by the head teacher Matt Middlemore as “Spielberg blockbusting”. The Countess was welcomed by the Lord Lieutenant, Edward Bolitho before Mr Middlemore guided her in a tour around the Tregolls School, including visiting new classrooms and sports pitches…
