Countess of WESSEX

SOPHIE WESSEX will be a 'critical sounding board' for Kate Middleton, who will soon take on a more involved and visible role in the Royal Family as the wife ...

Duncan Larcombe, author of ‘Prince Harry: The Inside Story’, told Goodto.com: “Sophie Wessex has emerged as the Queen’s unlikely ‘rock’ as the monarch adjusts to life without Prince Philip. [Sophie, Countess of Wessex](/latest/sophie-countess-of-wessex), is expected to carry out a busy day of royal engagements today, starting at Sunnydown School in Caterham. The Queen’s daughter-in-law will then travel to Oxted, where she will visit the Woodhouse Centre — a non-profit organisation which encourages members of the community to find companionship through crafts and creativity. Sophie is believed to be one of the Queen’s closest confidantes, with one expert describing the Countess as the monarch’s “rock”. Their home — Bagshot Park — is situated in a Surrey village 11 miles south of Windsor and the family is known to make frequent visits to the monarch at the Castle. SOPHIE WESSEX will be a "critical sounding board" for Kate Middleton, who will soon take on a more involved and visible role in the Royal Family as the wife of the heir apparent, according to an expert.