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Prince Edward has become patron of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. The 59-year-old royal became the new Duke of Edinburgh just days ago, and now he's also taken over from his late father, Prince Philip, as patron of the youth awards programmes he launched. King Charles' brother had already worked for many years promoting the awards, and he admitted it's an honour to continue Philip's "greatest legacy around the world". Edward said: "Some say The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is in my DNA; it's certainly been a major part of my life for a very long tim...
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Frank Skinner "loves" the Countess of Wessex after she sent him a "classy" hand-written apology. The 66-year-old comedian was left shocked after the Royal Variety Performance last year when he met Prince Edward and his wife Sophie at London's Royal Albert Hall and she told him not to "give up the day job" after witnessing him battle through a cold to perform 'Three Lions' with David Baddiel. But after he discussed the incident on his Absolute Radio show, Sophie wrote a letter to Frank and he was deeply touched by her words. He told The Times newspaper: "Oh I love her now. But it’s a conversati...
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is ambidextrous. The 57-year-old royal - who has children Lady Louise, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14, with husband Prince Edward - revealed she is able to use both hands equally well while helping schoolchildren from Grange Park Primary School in Shropshire plant a tree at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (31.03.22). As she began shovelling soil, Sophie told the group: "I'm left-handed. Well, I’m ambidextrous which means I can do things with both hands." One enthusiastic child shouted: "I can too!" Sophie added: "This is going to be the best-planted tree here, how...
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is said to be "extremely honoured" to have been given one of the Duke of Edinburgh's former military roles. The countess - who is married to Prince Edward - has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) by Queen Elizabeth, who is head of the armed forces, and met with Master General Lieutenant General Paul Jaques and Colonel Jason Phillips to formally receive the title on Wednesday (30.03.22). Lt. Gen Jaques is "looking forward" to Sophie's involvement with the unit, which is responsible for maintaining all the equipment the...
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, feels "fabulous" in her 50s. The 56-year-old royal - who has children Lady Louise, 17, and James Viscount Severn, 13, with husband Prince Edward - has urged workplaces to help support staff going through the menopause because it is estimated 900,000 women in the UK have quit their jobs while struggling with the symptoms of the hormonal change. Joining a roundtable discussion to discuss Wellbeing of Women's 'Menopause Workplace Pledge' campaign, Sophie said: "Women having to leave the workplace because of the menopause is tragic. "We are fabulous in our 40s, and we a...
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, feels "fabulous" in her 50s. The 56-year-old royal - who has children Lady Louise, 17, and James Viscount Severn, 13, with husband Prince Edward - has urged workplaces to help support staff going through the menopause because it is estimated 900,000 women in the UK have quit their jobs while struggling with the symptoms of the hormonal change. Joining a roundtable discussion to discuss Wellbeing of Women's 'Menopause Workplace Pledge' campaign, Sophie said: "Women having to leave the workplace because of the menopause is tragic. "We are fabulous in our 40s, and we a...
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Lady Louise Windsor found it "slightly scary" having her late grandfather, Prince Philip, "so involved" in her passion for carriage driving. The 17-year-old royal - who is the daughter of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex - admitted it was "incredible" to have learned so much about the pursuit from the Duke of Edinburgh, but it could also be intimidating because he was such a key figure in the sport. She said: "'The Duke of Edinburgh has been so involved in my driving which has been so lovely although slightly scary because he invented the sport pretty much. It's incredible...
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Lady Louise Windsor found it "slightly scary" having her late grandfather, Prince Philip, "so involved" in her passion for carriage driving. The 17-year-old royal - who is the daughter of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex - admitted it was "incredible" to have learned so much about the pursuit from the Duke of Edinburgh, but it could also be intimidating because he was such a key figure in the sport. She said: "'The Duke of Edinburgh has been so involved in my driving which has been so lovely although slightly scary because he invented the sport pretty much. It's incredible...
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Lady Louise Windsor will reportedly inherit Prince Philip's carriage and horses. The 17-year-old royal - who is the daughter of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex - was taught carriage driving by her late grandfather and shared his passion for the sport, and now it's been claimed she will be ensuring his legacy lives on into the future. Sources told the Daily Mail newspaper that Louise will inherit the dark green aluminium-and-steel carriage - which was made to the Duke of Edinburgh's specifications eight years ago - and will continue to put his two ponies, Balmoral Nevis an...
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Prince Philip's death was "so gentle", his daughter-in-law has revealed. Sophie, Countess of Wessex - who is married to the late royal's youngest son, Prince Edward - is thankful the 99-year-old prince's passing on Friday (09.04.21) was "very, very peaceful". She told ITV news: "It was right for him. It was so gentle. It was just like somebody took him by the hand and off he went. "Very, very peaceful. And that's all you want for somebody isn't it?" Sophie had previously said Philip's wife, Queen Elizabeth, "has been amazing" in the wake of her husband of 73 years' passing. The countess' husba...
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