Duchess Sophie has large plans for the yr 2025 as she is about to take a extra distinguished position as King Charles continues along with his most cancers remedy this yr.
While Palace officers have claimed that the monarch’s remedy is “shifting in a optimistic route” and his well being is “on the upswing” however it’s also making ready for any potential hiccups to make sure every thing working easily.
Prince Edward and his spouse have been notably seen taking extra engagements than ordinary as they needed to spring into motion after Kate Middleton needed to sit again because of her most cancers analysis and Prince William took an off to assist his household.
The Duchess of Edinburgh did 239 royal engagements in 2024, taking over double than the earlier yr and making her the fifth “hardest working royal”. Meanwhile, Prince Edward had 280 royal engagements in 2024.
This yr, as Sophie is about to hit a giant milestone in her life, she has locked in her plans for this yr, per former royal correspondent Jennie Bond.
“I’m so happy that Sophie is now getting the popularity she so richly deserves,” Bond instructed The Mirror. “She’s been quietly working away, tackling tough points, for therefore a few years – at all times joyful to function below the radar and and not using a fuss.”
Sophie has additionally been dubbed as King Charles’ ‘secret weapon’ and is anticipated to obtain some form of a reward for her efforts this yr.
Bond famous that whereas Sophie will “stick with it along with her difficult work, enjoying an necessary position within the agency” she has objectives of her personal.
“We might be to see actual progress in her numerous campaigns reminiscent of stopping violence towards girls in battle and likewise serving to the visually impaired at house and overseas,” the skilled revealed.
Duchess Sophie may also be marking her sixtieth birthday on January twentieth, as plans for her celebration are underway. However, it’s doubtless that it will be a non-public and intimate affair.
