Duchess Sophie is on a mission to support women who have been impacted by sexual violence in conflict, and this week, she headed on a secret four-day trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Duchess of Edinburgh, 60, has made the issue a major part of her royal work and visited the country from September 29 through October 2 to learn what's being done to help women in the war-torn area.
In 2019, Sophie announced her involvement with the UN’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda and U.K.’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. She then visited the DRC in October 2022, sharing (via the Independent) that while she as honored to return this week, "I wish it was in happier times."
