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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒:

Sophie Helen (Rhys-Jones) Windsor

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒:

Her Royal Highness Sophie Helen (Rhys-Jones) Windsor, The Countess of Wessex

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𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃:

Wednesday, January 20th, 1965 in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England

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𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈:

Father: Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones

Mother: Mary Rhys-Jones

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𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈:

Brother: David Rhys-Jones

Brother-In-Law: High Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince of Wales

Sister-In-Law: Diana, Princess of Wales

Sister-In-Law: Her Royal Highness Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall

Sister-In-Law: Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal

Brother-In-Law: High Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York

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𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒:

His Royal Highness Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex (M. 1999)

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𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

1st Pregnancy was an Ectopic Pregnancy

Daughter: Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (B. 2003)

Son: James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (B. 2007)

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𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃:

Dulwich Preparatory School

Kent College

West Kent College

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𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈

Business

Finance

Management Development

Public Relations

Environment:

Agriculture 

Animal Rehabilitation

Cats

Conifer Trees

Cows

Dogs/Service Dogs

Donkeys

Farming

Gardening

Horticulture

Horses/Ponies

Sheep

Health:

Air Ambulance

Autism

Blindess/Visually Impaired

Cardiac Care

Children’s Hospital Services

Developmental Delays

Disfigurement/Scars

Emergency Medical Services

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epilepsy

First Aid Service & Training

Gynecology

Hospices

Language Problems/Support Workers/Therapists

Learning Disabilities

Medical Welfare Services

Meningitis

Nurses

Obstetricians

Organ Transplants

Physical Disabilities

Quality of Life

Speech Problems/Support Workers/Therapists

People:

Armed Forces

Children

Girls/Young Women

Prisoners of War/Veterans

The Elderly

The Homeless

Young People

Social Issues:

Charity & Community Service

Homelessness

Religion

Support for Children & Young People

Sports:

Armed Forces Sports

Basketball

Bobsleigh

Cycling

Hockey

Sailing

Skeleton

Soccer (Football)

Wheelchair Basketball

The Arts:

Art

Ballet

Culinary

Dance

Fashion

Metal & Porcelain Work

Music Festivals

Paintings

Symphony Orchestra

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𝒫𝒶𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓃𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈

Global Ambassador:

100 Women in Finance

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Other Positions:

Ambassador: The Women of Future Programme

Chair: The Duke of Edinburg’s Award for The Women in Business Committee 

Chairman: Women’s Network Forum

Founder: The Earl & Countess of Wessex Charitable Trust

Grand President: St. John Ambulance

Honorary Fellow: The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

Honorary President: Linking Environment & Farming (LEAF)

Honorary Trustee: The Royal Agricultural Society of England

Member: The Women’s Institute

Royal Vice President: The Royal Windsor Horse Show

Sponsor: HMS Daring

Vice Patron: The Royal Bath & West of England Society

Patron:

Awareness Foundation

Blind Veterans UK

British Wheelchair Basketball

Caring for Life

Childline

David Lewis Center

England Hockey

Foundation of Light

New Haven Learning Center

Leeds Children’s Hospital

Lions Club International in Multiple District 105 for the British Isles & Ireland

Love Musgrove

Meningitis Now

Moor House School

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Association

Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

St. Mary’s School & College

Stoll

The Association of Sail Training Organizations

The Association of Show & Agricultural Organizations

The Brendoncare Foundation

The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association

The British Cycling Federation

The Central School of Ballet

The Chartered Management Institute

The Craft Guild of Chefs

The Defense Medical Welfare Service

The Disability Initiative

The Dystophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association

The Friends of Bedgebury National Pinetum

The Friends of Southwark Cathedral

The Friends of the Royal London Hospital

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Halle Concerts Society

The Java Far East Prisoners of War Club 1942

The London Children’s Flower Society

The London College of Fashion

The National Autistic Society

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

The Rochester Cathedral Trust

The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

The Royal Mencap Society

The Scar Free Foundation

The Ubunye Foundation

The Wallace Collection Foundation

The Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust

Toronto General & Western Hospital

Transform Housing & Support

Two Moors Festival

UK Armed Forces Winter Sports Association

Vision Foundation

Wessex Heartbeat

President:

Brainwave

Girlguiding

The Royal Smithfield Club

The Shire Horse Society

Royal Patron:

Morden College

The Nursing Memorial Appeal

Thames Valley Air Ambulance

Treloar Trust

Work Positions:

Employee: Maclaurin Communications & Media

Employee: The Quentin Bell Organization

Employee: Ski Representative in Switzerland 

Press & Promotions Department: Capital Radio

Trainee: Secretary at West Kent College

Charity & Work Fun Facts:

In 1996, The Duchess opened her own public relations agency called RJH Public Relations.

𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

Camilla Rosemary (Shand) Parker Bowles

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒

Her Majesty The Queen

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𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: 

Thursday, July 17th, 1947 at King’s College Hospital in London, England

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𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: 

Father: Major Bruce Middleton Hope Shand 

Mother: Rosalind Maud Shand

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𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: 

Sister: Sonia Annabel (Shand) Elliot

Brother: Mark Roland Shand

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𝒩𝒾𝑒𝒸𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒩𝑒𝓅𝒽𝑒𝓌𝓈

Nephew: Benjamin Elliot 

Niece: Alice Elliot

Niece: Catherine Elliot

Niece: Ayesha Shand

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𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒𝓈: 

1937 - 1995: Brigadier Andrew Henry Parker Bowles OBE

2005 - Present: His Majesty King Charles III

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𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

Son: Thomas Parker Bowles

Daughter: Laura (Parker Bowles) Lopes

Oldest Step-Son: His Royal Highness Prince William Duke of Cambridge 

Youngest Step-Son: His Royal Highness Prince Henry (Harry) Duke of Sussex

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𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

Granddaughter: Lola Parker Bowles

Grandson: Freddy Parker Bowles

Oldest Step-Grandson: Prince George of Wales

Step-Granddaughter: Princess Charlotte of Wales

2nd Step-Grandson: Prince Louis of Wales

Youngest Step-Grandson: Prince Archie of Sussex

Youngest Step-Granddaughter: Princess Lilibett of Sussex

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𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: 

Co-Educational School in Ditchling Village

Queen’s Gate School in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom: Achieved 1 O-Level

Mon Fertile Finishing School in Tolochenaz, Switzerland

University of London Institute in Paris, France: Studied French & French Literature

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𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 & 𝒫𝒶𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈

Animals

Animal Welfare

Bees

Cats

Dogs

Elephants

Horses

Medical Detection Dogs

Culture:

French Culture

German Culture

Indian Culture

Scottish Culture

Swedish Culture 

Traveling

Religion

Education:

French Literature

Groundskeeping

Historical People, Places, & Landmarks

Housekeeping

Law

Literacy

Museums

Reading

Writing

Medical:

Air Ambulance

Arthritis

Cancer

Diabetes

Disabilities

Drug Abuse

Duchenne Musclar Dystrophy

Food & Caterings within the Care Sector

Healthy Eating

Hospice

Mental Health

Osteoporosis

Nature:

Agriculture

Beekeeping

Gardening & Reusing Plants

Horticulture

Parks

Recycling

Rural Heritage

Other:

Credit Unions

Democracy

Holidays

Trade Careers: Ceilers, Joiners, Plaisterers, Plumbers, & Vintners

Volunteering

People:

Children: Vulnerable

Men: Choirs, Elderly, Ex-Service Members, Gentlemen’s Clubs, Service Members

Women: Achievements, Business, Elderly, Ex-Service Members, Household Activities & Traditions, Service Members

Social Issues:

Domestic Violence

Homeless People

Pollution

Poverty

Rape

Sexual Abuse

Youth Crime

Sports:

Clubhouses

Fishing

Gymkhanas

Horse Racing & Riding

Polo

The Arts:

Art: History, Interior Decorating, Painting, Societies, Watercolor Art, & Writing

Culinary

Dance: Ballet

Music: Choir, Opera, Singing

Theater

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𝒫𝒶𝓉𝓇𝓪𝓃𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈

Honorary Patronages:

Judge: BBC Radio 2 500 Words Creative Writing Competition

Life Member: The Keppel Association

Life Member: The Royal Osteoporosis Society King’s Lynn Support Group

Life Vice President: Devon County Agricultural Association

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Joiners & Ceilers of the City of London

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Plumbers

Liveryman: The Worshipful Company of Vintners

Member: Cirencester Park Polo Club

Member: The Jockey Club

Member: The National Association of Care Catering

Member: The Royal Automobile Club

Member: The Scottish Women’s Rural Institutes (Ballater Branch)

Member: The Upper Deeside Art Society

Patron: East Sussex Women of the Year Lunch

Patron: Fulham Palace Trust

Joint Patrons with The Prince of Wales:

Joint Honorary Members: India House

Join Honorary Members: The Reform Club

Join Honorary Members: Wick Rotary Club

Joint Honorary Life Associate Members: The World Arabian Horse Organization 

Joint Honorary Life Members: The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust

Joint Patron: NHS Charities Together

Joint Patron: The Cornish Federation of Male Voice Choirs

Joint Patron: The Georgian Theatre Royal

Joint Patron: The Watercolor World

Joint President: The Elephant Family

Joint President: The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust

Other Patronages: 

British Food Fortnight

Chancellor: The University of Aberdeen

Lady Patron: The Cavalry & Guards Club

Life Member: The Royal British Legion Women’s Section

Patron-In-Chief: The Victory (Services) Association 

Royal Bencher: The Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn

Patron:

Abbeyfield

Barnardo’s

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home

Bees for Development Trust

Big Lunch

Book Trust

Children’s Hospice South West

Community First

Coram Beanstalk

Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust

Crathie Opportunity Holidays

Dundurn National Historic Site

Elmhurst Ballet School

Emmaus UK

First Story

Floral Angels

GIVIT

Helen & Douglas House

Jamie’s Farm

Medical Detection Dogs

Royal Trinity Hospice

SafeLives

SportsAid

St. Catherine’s School

St. John’s Smith Foundation & Square Charitable Trust

Tetbury in Bloom

The Animal Care Trust

The Big Lunch

The British Equestrian Federation

The Carmarthen & District Youth Opera

The Charleston Trust

The Children’s Hospice South West

The College of Podiatry

The Cornwall Community Foundation

The Desert Rats Association

The Fan Museum

The Foundation Years Trust

The Friends of the Royal Academy

The Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum

The Guild of St. Bride

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust

The Langford Trust

The London Chamber Orchestra

The London Clinic

The London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children

The Marwari Horse Society

The Medway Aircraft Preservation Society

The National Literacy Trust

The National Stud

The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra

The Nuffield Orthopedic Center Charity

The P.G. Wodehouse Society of the Netherlands

The Plumpton College Charitable Foundation

The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory

The Royal School of Needlework

The Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom

The Scottish National Equestrian Center

The Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society

The Silver Line

The Tetbury Film Society

The Theatre Royal Bath

The War Memorials Trust

The Wicked Young Writer's Awards 

The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance Charitable Trust

The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust

TS ASTUTE

UKHarvest

Unicorn Theatre for Children

Versus Arthritis

President:

Bees for Development Trust

Cleanup UK

Ditchling Museum

Duchenne UK

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centers

Prospect Hospice

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme

Shelterbox

The Amber Trust

The Brooke Hospital for Animals

The De La Warr Pavilion

The Ebony Horse Club

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

The Royal Osteoporosis Society

The Royal Voluntary Service

The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Wines of Great Britain

Women of the World Festival

Royal Patron

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

Roald Dahl’s Marvelous Children’s Charity

The Friends of Erlestoke Prison

Sponsor

HMS ASTUTE

HMS The Prince of Wales

Vice Patronages:

Patron: ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Patron: The London Library

Patron: The Royal Academy of Dance

Patron: The Royal Commonwealth Society

President: The Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association

Writer:

Rape & Sexual Abuse Article for The Daily Mail