Sophie, Countess of
Wessex has been described as a ‘savvy peacemaker’ who may be tasked with
‘soothing tensions between the Sussexes and the rest of the Firm.’
The 57-year-old royal, who has
been married to Prince Edward, 58, since 1999, will share a car with
the Duchess of Sussex at the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
It follows the pair
being driven together behind Her Majesty’s procession from Buckingham
Palace to Westminster Hall earlier this week.
Now according to royal expert
Camilla Tominey, writing in the Telegraph, the job of making sure the
‘Sussexes are made to feel part of this week’s somber proceedings’ appears to
have fallen to Sophie.
The royal expert cites reports
of previous times the Countess is believed to have ‘stepped in to soothe
tensions,’ including after the funeral of Prince Philip last year, when she is
said to have sought out Prince Harry and spoken with him for some 30 minutes.
Additionally, other reports
say Sophie was the first royal to visit the Sussexes following the birth
of their son Archie in 2019, driving to the Frogmore Cottage
home.
Speaking about the visit, a
source told The Times, that Sophie is ‘normal’ and has an empathy that
perhaps others in the Firm ‘don’t naturally have.’
