Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh was born on January 20, 1965 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She has been married to Prince Edward since June 19, 1999. They have two children.
Her second child, James, Viscount Severn, was born 17 December 2007.
In December 2001, she underwent surgery after suffering an ectopic
pregnancy - where the baby develops outside the womb. She was about 7
weeks pregnant. Her first child, Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary
Windsor, was born 8 November 2003.
She was styled as the Countess of Wessex after her marriage to Prince Edward in 1999. On March 10, 2023, she automatically became the Duchess of Edinburgh after her husband was created the Duke of Edinburgh.
She was known to be the favorite daughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, being the only one to have avoided major scandal and to have never divorced.