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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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.

The Duchess of Edinburgh has secured a boost following the latest Royal Family announcement. On November 25, Plan International UK announced Sophie, 59, as its new royal patron, taking over a post that the late Prince Philip held from 2015 until 2018.