The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary, marking 25 years of married life with an affectionate new portrait.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are celebrating 25 years together. READ MORE:The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary, marking their 25 years of married life by sharing an intimate new portrait.
In a television interview, Edward described his wife as his 'rock', adding: 'I'm incredibly lucky that I found Sophie and that she found me.' He married the then-Sophie Rhys-Jones in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, on June 19, 1999, in a continental-style evening service, where guests were told not to wear hats.Ahead of their wedding, Prince Edward said: 'We manage to have a good laugh about things most of the time, and we happen to love each other, which is the most important thing of all.'
Aside from 41-year-old Prince William, and Princess of Wales, 42, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, Edward and Sophie are the youngest working members of the monarchy. Philip's desire for Edward to one day have the title was in recognition of his son's decades-long commitment to his Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the youth scheme which is one of Philip's greatest legacies.Her daughter, Lady Louise, was born several weeks prematurely in 2003 when Sophie was rushed to hospital for an emergency Caesarean section.The duchess previously worked at Capital Radio and continued working in PR even after she married.
Pictured: the countess of Wessex and the Earl of Wessex meeting pearly Kings and Queens at Canary Wharf station in 2002
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