Like many families across the UK, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex have headed off on a family vacation
during the half-term weekend.
In photos, the royal couple and their children, Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14, were snapped enjoying a
skiing trip in St. Moritz. The royal family, alongside a group of friends, arrived at the resort in a private jet and were seen hitting the slopes with
the Earl of Wessex in a red ski jacket.
Meanwhile, his wife and daughter twinned with their ski clothes
with both royal ladies opting to go for a navy jacket.
Upon her arrival, Lady Louise was wrapped up warm in a turquoise jacket
before changing to a darker colour.
The Wessexes are keen skiers, and all members of the family looked
confident as they hit the slopes.
And the family aren’t the only royals who enjoy skiing, as at the start of the year, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie and mum Sarah Ferguson headed off to enjoy some winter fun.
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Sophie Wessex is a keen skier
Duchess Sarah went arm-in-arm with her daughters and their respective
husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank on a night out in the exclusive Swiss ski
resort of Verbier.
The ladies appeared in high spirits as they headed out for the evening,
all bundled up against the
There was no sign of Beatrice’s infant daughter Sienna or Eugenie’s son
August, who are understood to be on the trip with them, marking the royal
babies’ first family holiday abroad.
The trip marks the first time the York family has been able to return to
their beloved Verbier resort together since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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The royal family is full of skiing fans
It is also the first time new additions Sienna and August have joined
them on a group family holiday so the trip will no doubt be an extra special
occasion. The upmarket Swiss resort has been a firm favourite with the Yorks
ever since Beatrice and Eugenie were little.
Their love of skiing has been passed down by their mother, who first
visited Verbier, in the canton of Valais, when she was 16 but started skiing at
the age of three. She also briefly worked as a chalet girl before joining
the royal family.
“Since that first visit, I have regularly returned for holidays to
Verbier,” Sarah previously told Swiss Newspaper Le Nouvelliste.
“My family has followed me over the years. We feel free and happy; we feel
at home. Anyway, I call it ‘my home’.”
It was the locals’ warmth and their fine food that drew the Duchess in.
“There is a sense of welcome. The people of Valais take the time to listen
to you, support you if necessary,” she said.
