Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, will "undoubtedly benefit" from Meghan Markle's decision to quit the Royal Family, a royal expert has said.
This week, Sophie has been on a four-day solo tour of New York City, where she has taken part in a wide-range of royal engagements.
Many have related to promoting women's rights and she gave a speech at the United Nations on Tuesday about the lives of women in Afghanistan.
This mirrors some of the work that had been carried out by Meghan, who was also a huge advocate for women's rights.
And the Mirror's royal editor Russell Myers told True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat it is clear to see that Sophie and Meghan share the same interests.
He said: "The similarities between Sophie and Meghan are there to be seen.
"Sophie’s working with girls’ education, she’s done a lot of stuff about violence against females in Africa...
"Are the Instagram generation going to be as obsessed with Sophie and Edward Wessex as they are with the Sussexes? Obviously not.
"However, when you’re dealing with them... Sophie’s really across her subject matter.
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"It’s not just for show. With the Sussexes not here, the Wessexes will undoubtedly benefit.”
Sophie has seen her profile as a royal rise in recent years and has even been described as the Firm's "secret weapon".
It was previously reported that in the wake of the Harry and Meghan quitting their royal roles to set up home in the US, the Queen appealed for calm and the return of a “back to basics” attitude among the family.
And Sophie is among the new so-called Magnificent Seven royals that also includes Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Edward and Princess Anne.
On a personal level, Sophie is also said to be very close to her mother-in-law the Queen.
The monarch has invited her to travel to several church services together and they're said to watch old movies together.
Her Majesty is also extremely close to Sophie's children, her youngest grandchildren - Lady Louise Windsor and Viscount James.
An insider previously told the Sun: "The Queen loves the fact that Louise and James relish their time at Balmoral, and she has become particularly close to Louise, who seems to have become her favourite grandchild, closely followed by James."
The Royal Beat - available on True Royalty TV.
