She appeared overwhelmed, near a bed of brightly colored flowers.
On this Saturday, September 10, a deep sorrow could be read on the face of Sophie de Wessex.
Prince Edward's wife has indeed crouched in front of the gates of Balmoral Castle to examine an expanse of bouquets, placed in tribute to Elizabeth II.
The manifest emotion of the countess was at the height of the complicity which once united her to the queen, who died on Thursday, September 8.
It is also rumored that the fifty-year-old was “one of her favorites”.
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His support for Princess Anne
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Sophie of Wessex comforts Princess Anne as the Queen's coffin arrives.
(Edinburgh, September 11, 2022.) AFP Forum
Dressed in a black Prada dress and wearing a bun and a hat, Sophie de Wessex also displayed a gloomy appearance and reddened eyes during the mass organized in honor of the monarch, at Saint-Gilles cathedral, Monday, September 12.
The sadness that overwhelmed her had not however prevented her, the day before, from comforting Princess Anne by passing her a hand on her back, when the queen's coffin had arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Strong images, which have since toured the world.
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A pillar of the royal family
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(Left to right) Sophie of Wessex, Prince Edward, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles and Queen Consort Camilla attend a mass in honor of Elizabeth II, at St. Giles Cathedral.
(Edinburgh, September 12, 2022.) AFP Forum
Having become, since the “Megxit” and the Covid-19 pandemic, a real pillar of the royal family, Sophie de Wessex was no exception to the rule in the days following the disappearance of Elizabeth II.
Despite her pain, the fifties, who sealed her union with Prince Edward in 1999, thus stood alongside the Windsors, straight in the ordeal.
She multiplied the gestures of support, squatting near Princess Beatrice, or consoling Princess Anne.
She was, moreover, posted alongside her husband during mass at Saint-Gilles Cathedral.
Sign of his unwavering support for the latter, and his devotion to the Crown.