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Sophie Wessex


Sophie Wessex, or the Duchess of Edinburgh, 58, is the wife of Prince Edward. Before joining the Royal Family, she developed a career in public relations and opened her own public relations agency. She has also worked as a ski representative. Wessex met Prince Edward at a tennis event in 1993, and after dating for six years, the couple married in St George’s Chapel on June 19, 1999. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have two children: Lady Louise Windsor and James Viscount Severn, and the family reside in Bagshot Park in Surrey.