Elizabeth II: who is Sophie of Wessex, this daughter-in-law to whom she is very close? : Current Woman The MAG

Since Friday April 9, 2021, the British have been in mourning. That day, Buckingham Palace unveiled a press release announcing the death of Prince Philip at the age of 99. “A great void in life ” Elizabeth II, and the whole royal family. Married to the Queen of England since 1947, Philip Mountbatten has always been her pillar, her intimate advisor. So inevitably, the whole world is wondering today how William and Harry’s grandmother, who will soon be celebrating her 95th birthday, will be able to hold out. But in this terrible ordeal, Elizabeth II can obviously count on the support of her people, and those around her. As our colleagues from the Figaro, the sovereign “Never stopped getting closer to his daughter-in-law Sophie” lately. But who is this woman who means so much to her?

Sophie Rhys-Jones, wife of Prince Edward and businesswoman

Sophie Rhys-Jones is the wife of prince edward, younger son of Elizabeth II. The couple got married on June 19, 1999 in St. George’s Chapel – where Prince Philip’s funeral will also be celebrated. She has since inherited the title of Countess of Wessex and has given birth to two children: Louise, born November 8, 2003, and James, born December 17, 2007. The family lives in the royal residence in Bagshot Park, County. from Surrey. Now 56 years old, Sophie Rhys-Jones has a long career in public relations. She also created her own agency in 1996 (which has since gone bankrupt) called RJH Public Relations. During her life, long before her royal wedding, she also worked as a customer manager in a ski resort in Switzerland. Sophie from Wessex also lived in Australia for a year. A true figure of the Crown, the Countess – also a descendant of King Henry IV – even has a wax statue of her in the Madame Tussauds museum in London.

Very close to Prince Philip, Sophie of Wessex recounted her last moments in the British press. “It was so sweet. It was as if someone took him by the hand and walked away. Very, very peaceful. And that’s all you want for someone, isn’t it? I think it’s so much easier for the person who leaves than for the people who stay. We are all sitting here looking at each other saying ‘this is horrible’ ”, she told the channel ITV News, the day after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. In 2019, Sophie de Wessex replaced her stepfather as godmother of the Chartered Management Institute, a professional management body that trains the leaders of tomorrow. She was also its vice-president for the Windsor Horse Show. Equally close to her mother-in-law, Prince Edward’s wife gave her news after the disappearance of Philip Mountbatten. “She thinks of others before she thinks of herself. She was wonderful ”, she had confided on leaving Windsor Castle, where Elizabeth II currently resides.

Sophie Rhys-Jones and Elizabeth II EXPRESS SYNDICATION / BESTIMAGE

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