 HRH The Countess of Wessex The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor, née Rhys-Jones), (born January 20, 1965), is a member of the British Royal Family, the wife of HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. HRH The Countess of Wessex File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KCVO (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999. ...
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The Countess of Wessex is most famous for her former career in public relations, and her marriage to the Earl of Wessex. Public relations is, simply-stated, the art and science of building relationships between an organization and its key audiences. ...
Early life The Countess was born Miss Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, the daughter of Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones, a retired tyre salesman, and his wife, Mary Rhys-Jones (nee O'Sullivan), a secretary of Irish birth, who died on 29 August 2005 at the age of 71. [1]. Her first name was chosen by chance, because when she was pregnant, he rmother overheard another mother call out "Sophie!" to her little girl and she decided that she liked the name.Her second name, Helen, comes from her father's sister who died in a riding accident more than ten years before she was born. Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ...
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The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KCVO (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999. ...
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Mary Rhys-Jones was born Mary OSullivan in Ireland in 1934. ...
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She has an older brother named David. She is an eleventh cousin once removed to her husband through their common ancestors Nicholas St John and Elizabeth nee Blount. A cousin chart identifies the correct name for the relationship between two people with a common ancestor. ...
Early in her life, her family moved to Kent, where she began her education at Dulwich College Preparatory School, Cranbrook. She then attended Kent College School for Girls, Pembury, before completing her education at West Kent College. Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
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Career Starting a career in public relations, Sophie worked for a variety of firms including Capital Radio, where she worked in the Press and Promotions Department and also PR companies The Quentin Bell Organisation and MacLaurin Communications & Media. Capital Radios headquarters Capital Radio is a London-based British radio group. ...
In 1996, she launched her own PR agency, RJH Public Relations, which she ran with her business partner Murray Harkin.
Marriage In January 1999, Sophie became engaged to HRH The Prince Edward, the youngest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Their marriage took place on June 19, 1999 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
HRH The Earl of Wessex His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title...
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On their wedding day, the Queen created the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn (reflecting the origins of Sophie's family (in the Welsh border country). Thus Sophie took on the style, HRH The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex. The Earl of Wessex is an Earl in the English and later British nobility. ...
HRH The Earl of Wessex His Royal Highness The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Earl of Wessex (born March 10, 1964), is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title...
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Children
 TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor Together the Earl and Countess of Wessex have one child: Lady Louise(, fair use)(see following text for clarification that its actually use with permission) One primary source for this image is [1] whcih describes it as Lady Louise Windsor poses for her first official portrait with her parents in a picture released by Buckingham Palace on 10 January...
Lady Louise(, fair use)(see following text for clarification that its actually use with permission) One primary source for this image is [1] whcih describes it as Lady Louise Windsor poses for her first official portrait with her parents in a picture released by Buckingham Palace on 10 January...
The Lady Louise is the first grandchild of the sovereign in the male line not to be styled Prince or Princess with the style Royal Highness. This was in deference to the Earl and Countess's wish that their children would not carry royal titles and styles. Although the first born male of the couple could use the Earl's courtesy title of Viscount Severn, subsequent males and females would be styled Lady [N] Mountbatten-Windsor or, for males, the Honourable [N] Mountbatten-Windsor. The Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (born 8 November 2003) is a member of the British Royal Family. ...
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Countess of Wessex The Countess of Wessex began to take on royal duties after her wedding, though still worked at RJH under the name, Sophie Wessex. However, the Countess soon came under criticism for appearing in public with clients of RJH at press launches, accused of using her royal status to promote her business. Image File history File links UK_Royal_Coat_of_Arms. ...
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A later scandal occurred when the Sun newspaper published a picture of the Countess in a topless pose with Capital Radio presenter Chris Tarrant. The picture had been taken before her wedding, when she still worked at the station. It later turned out that the photo was sold to the media for the highest price by a former "friend" of the Countess. The Sun is the star at the centre of our Solar system. ...
Christopher John Tarrant (born October 10, 1946, Reading, Berkshire) is a British radio broadcaster and television presenter now best known for hosting the TV game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Tarrant was educated at the University of Birmingham, where he read English and worked as a teacher for...
"Fake Sheik" Affair In 2001, a News of the World newspaper undercover reporter, Mazher Mahmood, posing as a fake sheik recorded comments made by the Countess in which she made disparaging remarks about members of the British Government, and appeared to use her royal status as a business tool to gain clients. The comments were subsequently printed in the Mail on Sunday newspaper, and later by other media sources. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
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In an effort to prevent the publication of the remarks, the Countess agreed to give an interview to the News of the World, where she spoke of her views on the possibility of undergoing IVF fertility treatment. However, the News of the World printed their story with the headline: "My Edward's Not Gay".
By now the public perception of the Earl and Countess was badly damaged by the affair, in addition to similar criticism against the Earl of Wessex, that he was using his royal status to promote his television production company. Subsequently in 2002, the Earl and Countess of Wessex announced that they were to quit their business interests and concentrate on their royal duties. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Pregnancy scares In December 2001, the Countess was rushed to King Edward VII Hospital in Central London, after feeling unwell. It was later discovered to be an ectopic pregnancy. At hospital she underwent a two-and-a-half hour operation after the potentially life-threatening condition losing a lot of blood. She did however recover, remarking sadly of the pregnancy: "it was just not meant to be". December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
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In 2003, it was announced that the Countess was again pregnant. She gave birth to her first child on November 8, 2003. The birth was again complicated, and the Countess was rushed to hospital losing a lot of blood after a placental abruption and putting both mother and child at risk. The Earl of Wessex was in Mauritius at the time of the birth, but returned immediately. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In August of 2005 rumours began circulating that the Countess was pregnant with the couple's second child, but these rumours have yet to be directly confirmed or denied by Buckingham Palace.
Titles and honours
Titles - Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones (1965-1999)
- Her Royal Highness The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex (1999-present)
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The Countess also works on behalf of a number of her own charities and organisations.
In 2004 Her Royal Highness carried out some 183 engagements in the UK and overseas for:
Brainwave (President) - rehabilitation of brain injured children by provision and promotion of therapy, Bridgewater, Somerset Breast Cancer Haven (Trustee) - supporting those affected by breast cancer The Brendoncare Foundation (Patron) Caring for Life (Patron) Central School of Ballet (Patron) CHASE Hospice Care for Children (Patron) Deaf Education through Listening and Talking (DELTA) (Patron) Disability Initiative (Patron) Dyslexia Institute (Patron) - providing educational services to those affected by dyslexia The Friends of Southwark Cathedral (Patron) Friends of The Royal London Hospital Whitechapel (Patron) Gifts Direct (In Kind Direct) (Advisory Committee Member) Girlguiding UK (President) Greater London Fund for the Blind (Patron) Hallé Concerts Society (Patron) Healing Foundation (Patron) - rebuilding the bodies, minds and lives of people with disfigurement The International Association of Lions Clubs Multiple District 105 British Isles and Ireland (Patron) Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science (Trustee) John Grooms (Patron) - working with disabled people The London Children's Flower Society (Patron) MENCAP (Patron) Meningitis Trust (Patron) Moor House School, Surrey (Patron) The National Autistic Society (Patron) New Haven Trust, Ontario (Patron) - school for autistic children The Peckham Settlement (Patron) The Royal British Legion Women's Section - Life Member Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (Patron) Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) (Trustee) The Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate (Patron) The Royal Windsor Horse Show Ball (Patron) Sick Children in Wales (Patron) St. John Ambulance (Grand President) St. Mary's Wrestwood Children's Trust, Bexhill (Patron) - complex special needs, particularly speech, language, autism, physical and complex medical disabilities Sunderland AFC Foundation (Patron) Tomorrow's People (Patron) - organisation helping people to work Vision 2020 UK (Patron) - campaign to eliminate global blindness Wessex Heartbeat (Patron) - support to Wessex Cardiac Unit, Southampton General Hospital, and the people who use it
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