Features

If ever a wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown worn by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

By
4th June 2025
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 20thcentury and it saw in a new era with style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but it had an air of…
Read more
Royal News

The Duchess of Edinburgh takes part in commemorations for Anzac Day

By
25th April 2025
The Duchess of Edinburgh took part in commemorations for Anzac Day in London, laying a wreath before the sun came up. Sophie joined veterans and military leaders at a moving ceremony at Wellington Arch, held at 5 o’clock in the morning. The Duchess, representing The King, placed her flowers at the memorial during a service that paid tribute to the thousands killed in action. Sgt…
Read more
The Edinburghs

The Duchess Of Edinburgh makes important visit to Colombia

By
3rd December 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh, has returned from a four-day solo trip to the Republic of Colombia. The purpose of the visit was to meet with female survivors of gender-based violence. Many of these women and girls were attacked during a 52-year conflict that recently ended with a peace agreement in 2016. Her Royal Highness is a champion the survivors of conflict related sexual violence and the…
Read more
The Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex officially opens Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School in Dorset

By
23rd September 2015
The Countess of Wessex met pupils at staff on Wednesday morning at Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School. After arriving by helicopter The Countess was welcomed to the newly built school by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr. Angus Campbell, Headteacher, Jeremy Payne, staff, the governing body and pupils to the new school. The Countess of Wessex arrives at Sandford St. Martin’s…
Read more