Royal Family News: Sophie Wessex Was Denied This Royal Perk By The Queen

British royal family news shows that Sophie Wessex was reportedly snubbed by Queen Elizabeth after she was refused a request to become a princess.

Sophie Wessex Did Not Want To Be A Princess?

Most recently Sophie, Countess of Wessex spoke in public about the death of her father in law Prince Philip.

The patriarch died in April and his funeral was limited to just 30 mourners per coronavirus pandemic precautions. At the time Sophie became misty eyed as she spoke about Philip two months after his death. She believes that the family will take a longer length of time to  grieve for Philip because of the coronavirus pandemic. She explained, “It’s only when you would do the normal things that you would have done with them, and you suddenly realize that they are not there, that you really start to have an ‘oh my goodness’ moment.”

Sophie Talks About her Father In Law

She also talked to the BBC about her work supporting victims of rape in war. The interview came just before the United Nations’ international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict.

Sophie become a member of the Royal Family in 1999 and has spent many years fulfilling public duties after her marriage to Prince Edward, the Queen’s youngest child.

Like Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Sophie joined the family as commoner with a relatively ordinary background.

Kate And Sophie Have Something In Common

It has long been rumored that Sophie is the queen’s favorite daughter in law. But it wasn’t always this way. According to royal author Katie Nicholl Sophie wanted to use the high and mighty title of ‘Princess’ but the Queen would “not allow” it to happen.”

Nicholl wrote in Vanity Fair in 2011: “The Countess of Wessex had wanted to be known as Princess Sophie, but the Queen would not allow it.”

Technically, only women born into the Royal Family may be known as Princess – like Princess Anne or Princess Charlotte.

Despite the apparent fleeting point of contention between Sophie and the Queen, the Countess’ era has been controversy free. In fact it is believed that her transition was so smooth that the monarchy put Meghan Markle under her tutelage in order to learn the ins and outs of being a proper royal. In this case the abysmal failure would appear to be the student’s not the teacher’s.

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