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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Also known as Sophie Rhys-Jones, Sophie Wessex, Sophie Helen, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, Sophie Helen, Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie Edinburgh
British Royal, wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Film & TV
Acting · Oxford, England, UK
Known for
- Diana to Meghan: Royal Wedding Secrets — Self (archive footage) (as Sophie Countess of Wessex)2018
- The Queen At 90 — Self2016
- Our Queen at Ninety — Self2016
- The Diamond Jubilee2012
- The Royal Wedding: HRH Prince William & Catherine Middleton2011
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Music · MusicBrainz
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- Group
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- United States
jazzvocal jazz
Discography
- Laughing at Life2017
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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 1999 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 2026.
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