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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones; 20 January 1965), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III. Sophie grew up in Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary. She then worked in public relations, representing firms across the UK, Switzerland and Australia before opening her own agency in 1996. She met Edward in 1987 while working for Capital Radio; they began dating in 1993. Their engagement was announced in January 1999, and they married on 19 June at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The couple have two children: Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex, who are respectively 17th and 16th in line to the British throne as of 2025. In 2002, Sophie closed her business interests and began full-time work as a member of the royal family. She is the patron of over 70 charities and organisations, including Childline and the London College of Fashion. Her charity work primarily revolves around people with disabilities, women's rights, avoidable blindness and agriculture.

Infobox

Born
Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones (1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 (age 60)Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England
Spouse
mw- 1999)
Issue
mw- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex
House
Windsor (by marriage)
Father
Christopher Rhys-Jones
Mother
Mary O'Sullivan
Education
West Kent College

Tables

Coat of arms of the Duchess of Edinburgh · Titles, styles, honours and arms › Arms
Notes The Duchess bears the arms of her husband impaled with her father's. Prior to marrying Prince Edward her father Christopher Rhys-Jones had arms redesigned by Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones, Garter King of Arms, based on a 200-year-old family blazon never previously recognised. The new grant of arms included a remainder to Christopher's elder brother Theo Rhys-Jones and issue. About her new family coat of arms, Sophie is quoted saying: "It's wonderful, I'm absolutely thrilled", "It's not modern and different, because it is representative of my family's heritage, so it's in keeping with that." Adopted 1999 Coronet Coronet of a child of the Sovereign. Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langed Azure, 2nd Or a Lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a Double Tressure flory counterflory of the Second, 3rd Azure a Harp Or stringed Argent, the whole differenced with a Label of three Points Argent with the central Point charged with a Tudor Rose (Royal Arms differenced for Prince Edward); impaled with a Shield quarterly Gules and Azure a Lion rampant regardant within an Orle Or (for Rhys-Jones); and, in chief, as an augmentation of honour, the arms of the Order of St John (for GCStJ). Supporters Dexter, a Lion rampant gardant Or crowned with the Coronet of the rank of a child of the Sovereign Proper; Sinister, a Wyvern Azure gorged with a Coronet Or composed of Crosses pattées and Fleurs-de-lis a Chain affixed also Or. Motto CAS GŴR NI CHÂR Y WLAD A'I MACO (Welsh: Hateful the man who loves not the country that nurtured him) Orders Surrounding the Shield, the Royal Victorian Order circlet inscribed with its motto: VICTORIA; augmented in chief by the arms of the Order of St John as a Dame Grand Cross (GCStJ). Other elements GCVO insignia suspended below the Shield (optional). Symbolism The Duchess's family arms allude to her family's Welsh heritage and one of her noble ancestors the warrior Elystan Glodrydd, Prince of Ferrig (represented by the lion). Red and blue are the regimental colours of the Royal Fusiliers, in which members of her family have served. The wyvern is a symbol of Wessex, appropriate to the earldom of Wessex (now a subsidiary title). Previous versions Previous versions of her marital arms were depicted superimposed upon the Badge of the Order of St John (when DJStJ) replaced in 2010 by the Royal Victorian Order circlet (as GCVO). Her arms since 2022 represent both her being a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (by its circlet) and of the Order of St John (with its augmentation of honour in chief). Prior to her marriage, Sophie Rhys-Jones bore her father's arms on a lozenge.
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Preceded byPrincess Lilibet of Sussex
Preceded byPrincess Lilibet of Sussex
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byPrincess Lilibet of Sussex
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LadiesHRH The Duchess of Edinburgh
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Succeeded byThe Princess Royal
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded byPrincess Lilibet of Sussex
LadiesHRH The Duchess of Edinburgh
Succeeded byThe Princess Royal

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  119. "'Congratulations Ice Maidens!' – The Countess of Wessex"
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  120. "Today it has been announced that The Countess of Wessex will be the Royal Patron of The Nursing Memorial Appeal"
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  121. "Countess of Wessex takes up top role at Westmorland Agricultural Society"
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  123. "Countess of Wessex is New Smithfield President"
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  125. "Andrew, Edward and Sophie take new roles at Royal Windsor Horse Show"
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  126. "HRH The Duke of Edinburgh hands over Patronage of the Chartered Management Institute to HRH The Countess of Wessex"
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