Sophie Wessex’s Royally Embarrassing Moments Revealed
Sophie, Countess of Wessex is fast becoming known as one of the hardest working members of the British monarchy. During the last several months and during the coronavirus lockdown, Sophie has won fans over with her laid-back approach and hands-on style to her charity work and her royal engagements. But it wasn’t too long ago that she was caught making some ill-advised comments about some major British political figures back in 2001.
According to Britain’s Express.co.uk, Sophie Wessex was pranked when she was unknowingly recorded making comments with a News of the World reporter pretending to be an Arab sheik. It was so embarrassing that Queen Elizabeth and the rest of the royal family couldn’t help but hang their heads in shame at the time.
British Royal News: Sophie Wessex Wasn’t Always Perfect
Channel 5 documentary Scandals at the Palace narrator Paula Bacon puts it this way, “What the fake sheik caught on tape caused considerable embarrassment. Sophie can be heard criticizing Cherie Blair for not understanding the countryside. At the time, Tony Blair was Prime Minister.”
If that weren’t enough, Sophie was also caught making some rather not-so-nice comments about Prince Charles’ partner at the time, Camilla Parker Bowles. Charles and Camilla didn’t get married until 2005.
Paula Bacon continued, “She also spoke about Charles and Camilla, who then were not married and how many people might not want Camilla to be Queen. Caught by the fake sheik, Sophie and the Royal Family desperately tried to contain the scandal, which made it much worse.”
The scandal later resulted in Queen Elizabeth laying down stricter rules on managing working members of the royal family, especially with what they can and can’t say to the media. In the meantime, let us know what you think by leaving us a line with your thoughts and comments below. And as always, don’t forget to check back with Celebrating the Soaps for all the latest news and updates on Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles right here.
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