Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
British Royal, wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
(Redirected from Sophie, Countess of Wessex)
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones; born 20 January 1965) is the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh. She assists her husband in his royal duties.
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Born | Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones 20 January 1965 Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom |
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House | Windsor (by marriage) |
Father | Christopher Rhys-Jones |
Mother | Mary O'Sullivan |
Education | West Kent College |
Rhys-Jones was born at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, the daughter of Christopher and Mary Rhys Jones. She was raised in Brenchley, Kent.
She married Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh in 1999,[1] they have two children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Earl of Wessex. The family's country residence is Bagshot Park in Surrey.
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- ↑ "History - Prince Edward's wedding (pictures, video, facts & news)". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2011.