Countess of Wessex dons leggings and a sweater to attend a wheelchair basketball match

Sporty Sophie! Casual Countess of Wessex dons a hoodie and trainers to try her hand at wheelchair basketball in North London Sophie Wessex, 56, attended a wheelchair basketball match in Finsbury Park The mother-of-two is the royal patron of  British Wheelchair Basketball Sophie donned leggings and a sweater for the sporty event in North London  By … Read more

Queen will return to Balmoral ‘out of season’ a month after her husband’s death

The Coyles of Muick, around ten miles by road from Balmoral Castle, are the most peaceful of hills. They gleam gold in the sunshine, and purple when the heather blooms. It was here, on a summer’s day back in 2003, that the Countess of Wessex took a picture of the Queen and Prince Philip as … Read more

FEMAIL recalls VERY similar looks shared by Kate Middleton and Sophie Wessex

The royals appear to have been swapping fashion tips again, as the Duchess of Cambridge drew inspiration from the Countess of Wessex for her 10th wedding anniversary video montage.  Kate, 39, appeared effortlessly elegant in a trendy £299 jacket from Irish premium brand Dubarry, teamed with a £95 fedora from Hicks & Brown, for the clip, which offered fans … Read more

Prince Philip’s granddaughter Lady Louise, 17, will inherit his carriage and ponies

Prince Philip’s granddaughter Lady Louise, 17, who shares the duke’s love of driving will inherit his carriage and ponies Sources say she will continue to regularly exercise the two black ponies  In 2019 Prince Philip was pictured proudly watching her take part in competition  The duke took up carriage-driving in his fifties in 1971  By … Read more

Lady Louise Windsor was mother Sophie Wessex’s double during Prince Philip’s funeral

Lady Louise Windsor emulated her sophisticated mother Sophie, Countess of Wessex, as she joined her family to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday. The 17-year-old daughter of Sophie and Prince Edward cut an elegant figure in a black coat dress, similar to her mother’s ensemble from Suzannah London, when attending the funeral of Prince Philip … Read more

Prince Philip funeral: Sophie Wessex and Edward arrive with Lady Louise and Viscount Severn

Sophie, Countess of Wessex bowed her head today she entered St George’s Chapel to attend the funeral of Prince Philip with her children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.  The wife of Prince Edward wore an ankle-length black dress coat and sling-back heels to enter the chapel. The demure look was finished with a black … Read more

Prince Philip funeral: Sophie Wessex cuts an elegant figure in long-sleeved black dress

Sophie, Countess of Wessex bowed her head today she entered St George’s Chapel to attend the funeral of Prince Philip with her children Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.  The wife of Prince Edward wore an ankle-length black dress coat and sling-back heels to enter the chapel. The demure look was finished with a black … Read more

Prince Philip: Lady Louise Windsor, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex read tributes

Lady Louise Windsor, 17, was the picture of understated poise today as she joined her parents to look at flowers laid by wellwishers for her grandfather outside the ground of Windsor Castle. The daughter of Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Prince Edward sported dark clothes for the appearance a day ahead of the funeral of Prince Philip. … Read more

Prince Philip’s funeral: Lady Louise Windsor, 17, and James, Viscount Severn will accompany Sophie

Lady Louise Windsor, 17, is a ‘real asset’ to the family, royal expert says – as it’s revealed she and James, Viscount Severn, 13, will accompany their mother Sophie Wessex to Prince Philip’s funeral Lady Louise Windsor, 17, and her brother James, 13, will be at the funeral The teenagers will accompany their mother to … Read more

JAN MOIR: Without uniforms, the royal mystique becomes threadbare 

There have been touching tributes from Prince Charles, tears from the Countess of Wessex, rosy family photographs from the Duchess of Cambridge, St Fergie of Condolence nipping over to comfort the Queen. We had Prince Andrew sidling in from stage right, hoping everyone will forget the embarrassments of the recent past; Princess Anne paying tribute … Read more