SOPHIE Wessex has been buying clothes for her mother-in-law the Queen, a designer has revealed.
Shirt-maker Emma Willis revealed that the Countess of Wessex is among her regular customers but occasionally shops for her husband Prince Andrew as well as the monarch.
Sophie, the Countess of Wessex has been shirt shopping for the Queen
Speaking to the Daily Mail she said: “I’ve made many, many clothes for the Countess of Wessex — when I used to do a full women’s collection.
“She bought a shirt for her husband, Prince Edward, once.
“And she also bought a shirt for her mother-in-law, so I’ve made a shirt for the Queen.”
Sophie, 55, is known to have a strong bond with the Queen, having been previously described as her “favourite” daughter-in-law.
According to shirt-maker Emma Willis, Sophie is a regular customer and has purchased items for herself, her husband and the monarch
A former royal equerry revealed that if Sophie is staying at Sandringham she is the one who will be asked to join the monarch in the car on the way to church.
“If Sophie Wessex is staying at Sandringham then you can pretty much guarantee the Queen will ask her – usually last thing on a Saturday night – if she would like ‘a lift’ to the church,” reveals a former royal equerry.
“And the same happens at Balmoral. The Queen likes to be completely calm before church and she finds Sophie’s presence soothing.
“Who gets the backseat is also one of those quirky royal ways that signals who is in favour – for example Princess Anne may be staying at the same time, but how often do you see her in the Rolls?”
Not only does the Queen enjoy Sophie’s company but, remarkably for someone who got things so badly wrong when she was newly married to Prince Edward and was insisting on still working in public relations, she is now viewed by the Queen as the Royal Family’s safest pair of hands.
Sophie has previously been referred to as the Queen’s “favourite” daughter-in-law
She is often asked to join Her Majesty in the car journey to church while staying in Sandringham
“She is trusted and relied on by the Queen in a way I couldn’t say applied to the Duchess of Cambridge or the Duchess of Cornwall,” says a senior royal aide.
“She is like another daughter to Her Majesty, they are that close.
“The Queen is also mindful that Sophie’s marriage has survived where her other children’s relationships have failed – and she knows that is in no small way down to Sophie’s dedication – she is aware, as his Edward’s mother, what a tricky creature he can be.
“And not only has Sophie flourished as a dedicated, albeit still relatively junior member of the Royal family, she has brought up two teenagers who are well-balanced, sporty, amusing and delightful.”
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