Sophie Countess of Wessex

As questions remain over whether the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the coronation in May, the King need not fear a lack of strong women being ...

While there, Sophie met survivors and helped to tackle the stigma they face. Kate had accompanied Camilla, the Queen Consort, in a separate car. "To help Meghan, the Queen suggested that her daughter-in-law, Sophie Wessex, would be an ideal mentor. She understands what Harry and Meghan are going through." Before marrying into the British royal family Sophie Rhys-Jones grew up in Kent in a middle-class family. It is very special," a source said of their relationship. She had Harry." In October, 2021, she was the first member of The Firm to travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Countess of Wessex is patron of more than 70 charities and organisations and is one of the busiest members of the royal family. But you know, we have been doing this for what feels like a pretty long time! The Countess of Wessex was so trusted by the Queen she was asked by the monarch to When the Duke of Edinburgh died, Sophie was the first member of the family to speak about his passing to the media, showing how important she had become to both the monarch and the institution.