A new photo of the Duchess of Edinburgh has been released to mark her 60th birthday (Image: Christina Ebenezer)
A new photograph of the Duchess of Edinburgh has been released to celebrate her 60th birthday on Monday.
Sophie looks relaxed as she sits with crossed legs in the bay window at her home in Bagshot Park in Surrey.
Wearing a black roll-neck jumper, white chiffon skirt and nude pumps, the Duchess is laughing as she looks away from the camera.
Photographer Christina Ebenezer took the picture in January and perfectly captures the senior royal’s effortless charm.
Sophie personally chose the London-based portrait, fashion and commercial photographer to do the shoot, as she is interested in her creative style of photography and wanted to support a rising female photographer.
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As the Duchess looks ahead to turning 60, Sophie has a renewed sense of excitement and commitment to her work around gender equality and looks forward to further embracing and championing this issue in the future.
The senior royal is understood to have plans to celebrate her milestone birthday at home with her husband, Prince Edward.
Their two children, Lady Louise, 21, and James, Earl of Wessex, 17, will be sending well wishes from afar as the birthday falls within term time.
Louise is in her third year studying English at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, while James is studying for his A-levels at a boarding school in Oxfordshire.
Members of the Royal Family will mark the occasion with the usual messages on their social media channels.
Over the past few years, Sophie has proved indispensable to the Royal Family.
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The picture of the Duchess of Edinburgh was taken at Bagshot Park (Image: Christina Ebenezer)
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A NEW photograph of the Duchess of Edinburgh has been released to celebrate her 60th birthday tomorrow (Mon).
Sophie looks relaxed as she sits with crossed legs in the bay window at her home in Bagshot Park in Surrey.
Wearing a black roll-neck jumper, white chiffon skirt and nude pumps, the Duchess is laughing as she looks away from the camera.
Photographer Christina Ebenezer took the picture in January, and perfectly captures the senior royal’s effortless charm.
Sophie personally chose the London-based portrait, fashion and commercial photographer to do the shoot, as she is interested in her creative style of photography and wanted to support a rising female photographer.
As the Duchess looks ahead to turning 60, Sophie has a renewed sense of excitement and commitment to her work around gender equality and looks forward to further embracing and championing this issue in the future.
The senior royal is understood to have plans to celebrate her milestone birthday at home with her husband, Prince Edward.
Their two children, Lady Louise, 21, and James, Earl of Wessex, 17, will be sending well wishes from afar as the birthday falls within term time.
Louise is in her third year studying English at St Andrew’s University in Scotland, while James is studying for his A-levels at a boarding school in Oxfordshire.
Members of the Royal Family will mark the occasion with the usual messages on their social media channels.
Over the past few years, Sophie has proved indispensable to the Royal Family.
Last year, she conducted a whopping 257 official engagements at home and abroad, only coming behind Princess Anne, the King and her husband Edward in the tally.
The Duchess has proved herself as a safe pair of hands, helping the monarchy through its unprecedented health crisis last year when both Charles and Kate were diagnosed with cancer.
She has also stepped up to the plate since the number of senior royals became severely depleted after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and withdrew from royal life.
In November, Sophie publicly supported the Princess of Wales on Remembrance Sunday in one of Kate’s most high-profile appearances since completing her chemotherapy.
The two women stood by side on the balcony of the Foreign Office, with the Duchess placing a reassuring hand on Kate’s back at the end of the service.
Duchess Sophie turns 60 on Monday (Image: Getty)
Sophie is understood to have been a key part of the Princess’s support network throughout her cancer treatment, with the pair sharing what insiders have described as “a sisterly bond”.
It is no surprise that Sophie forged a close friendship with the late Queen Elizabeth II, who admired her daughter-in-law’s low-key approach to royal life.
The Edinburghs followed Princess Anne by not giving their children HRH titles, though they could decide to adopt them when they turned 18.
Lady Louise has decided against using the title and James is expected to follow suit when he turns 18 in December.
Sophie has also brought up her children on the understanding that they are very likely to have to work for a living.
Her prominence in the Royal Family is only set to increase over the years, having proved herself as a hardworking, loyal member of the Firm.