As the royals, like the rest of us, look ahead to 2023, they will no doubt be reflecting on a bittersweet 2022.
The past 12 months have seen a multitude of changes since the death of the late Queen and the accession of King Charles - not least for Prince Edward's wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex.
Sophie has had a life-changing year that has seen her profile within the royal family grow ever bigger.
