Duchess Sophie and her husband, Prince Edward, "could point the way" for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to return as senior working royals, according to an expert. Royal writer Richard Eden compared the two royal couples who are both keen to support philanthropist projects and have faced royal scandals.

The Duchess of Edinburgh will follow in her late father-in-law's footsteps by backing an organization that's at work in over 80 countries

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The Duchess of Edinburgh shared a poignant moment with a Yazidi survivor of ISIS captivity at a special photography exhibition in London today. Sophie, 59, attended the event at the Foreign, Commonwealth,

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has been given a prominent new role as royal patron of Plan International, a global charity that supports children in some of the world’s poorest communities.