Admired by King Charles as a safe pair of hands, Duchess Sophie has set a gold standard for royal duty with her steadfastness, while her spellbinding sense of style keeps royal fans forever faithful to her.
The Duchess of Edinburgh is no stranger to setting trends with her dazzling looks and gorgeous outfit choices.
Having evolved her grace beautifully over the years, she serves up serious style inspiration that makes look back at her iconic moments again and again.
Sophie, the 61-year-old former PR representative, had quite the glitzy wardrobe before tying the knot with Prince Edward in 1999.
It was over a week before her wedding that Sophie first set the world talking — radiating Princess Diana-like beauty and effortless chic, the bride-to-be stole the spotlight in a spangled dream dress at the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards World Fellowship Ball at The Guildhall in London.
Dressed in an elegant charcoal grey colour with a black neckline, she left onlookers in awe. The ankle-length gown was adorned with hundreds of sparkles and complete with a dramatic leg split and a subtle open neck.
Her black sling-back pointed-toe heels and sheer tights enhanced her look.
It wasn’t until January 1999, when they were both 34 years old, that they announced the joyful news that they were engaged.
Prince Edward, King Charles yoiunger brother, presented his future wife with an exquisite Asprey and Garrard white gold ring featuring a two-carat oval diamond surrounded by two heart-shaped gemstones, rumoured to be worth £105,000.
The couple tied the knot the summer after their engagement, marrying at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank would go on to do in 2018.
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