Sophie, contessa di Wessex, nata Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones e nota anche come Sophie Wessex ( Oxford, 20 gennaio 1965 ), è un membro della famiglia reale britannica, moglie del principe Edoardo, conte di Wessex. [2] Indice 1 Biografia 1.1 Carriera 1.2 Matrimonio 1.3 Impegni reali 2 Titoli, trattamento e stemma 2.1 Titoli e trattamento 2.2 Stemma
- Alexandra, Onorevole Lady Ogilvy
Biografia Primi anni. La principessa Alexandra è nata il 25...
- Edoardo, conte di Wessex
Il 19 giugno 1999 sposò Sophie Rhys-Jones nella Cappella di...
- Alexandra, Onorevole Lady Ogilvy
Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar, GCVO, GCStJ, CD (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar, the youngest brother of King Charles III . She grew up in Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary.
Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones nasce al Radcliffe Infirmaryad Oxfordil 20 gennaio 1965, seconda figlia ed unica femmina di Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones (1931), al tempo direttore delle vendite di un’azienda di importazione di pneumatici, e poi presidente della King's School di Bruton.[3] Sua madre Mary (nata O'Sullivan; 1934–2005) era una segretaria.
- Background and Engagement
- Wedding Ceremony
- Title Upon Marriage
- Reactions
Prince Edward, youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, met Sophie Rhys-Jones at a tennis event in 1993. He announced his engagement to Sophie on 6 January 1999.Edward proposed to Sophie with a delicate engagement ring featuring a two-carat oval diamond flanked by two heart-shaped gemstones set in 18-karat white gold. This engagement ring was made by ...
The wedding took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. At the time of their engagement, Edward and Sophie made known their wish that the wedding not be turned into a state occasion, causing there to be no ceremonial state or military involvement. The ceremony was mainly a family occasion. Prime Minister Tony Blairand other politicians were n...
Hours before the ceremony, Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn. Upon their marriage, the couple became known as Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex. Some constitutional scholars questioned why Edward had not been created a duke, as his brothers had before their weddings; it was made known at that time tha...
Many media outlets noted the more "relaxed tone" of the wedding compared to previous royal ceremonies, such as the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, which took place at the larger St Paul's Cathedral. One called it the "people's wedding", and 8,000 people were picked at random and invited into the castle grounds. The wedding ceremon...
- 19 June 1999
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie Rhys-Jones
- St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Forfar (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones; born 20 January 1965) is the wife of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Forfar. She assists her husband in his royal duties. She married him in 1999. [1] Rhys-Jones was born at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, She was daughter of Christopher Rhys Jones and Mary,
- Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965 (age 57), Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Lady Louise Windsor, James, Viscount Severn
- Windsor (by marriage)
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, (m. 1999)
Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones est née le 20 janvier 1965, à Oxford. Elle est le second enfant et l'unique fille de Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones, le directeur des ventes d'un importateur de pneumatiques à la retraite 2, et de Mary O'Sullivan, secrétaire et activiste caritative, décédée en 2005. Le couple avait déjà un fils, prénommé David.