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Sophie plays steel drums as Wessexes receive friendly welcome in Antigua

The countess joined in with Princess Margaret School during a rendition of Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Wessexes urged to use ‘diplomatic influence’ for island’s reparations bid

Edward and Sophie arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on Monday.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Antigua and Barbuda PM tells Prince Edward and Sophie that Britain should pay slavery reparations

The Earl and Countess of Wessex were urged by the nation’s leader to use their ‘diplomatic influence’ to achieve ‘reparatory justice’ for the island

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

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Edward and Sophie touch down on latest Caribbean stop

The Earl and Countess of Wessex arrived in Antigua and Barbuda after warnings to avoid “phony sanctimony” over slavery.

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Prince Edward and Sophie mocked for ‘tone-deaf’ gift of a signed photo to St Lucia leader

Some commentators have condemned the Wessexes’ gesture as ‘narcissistic’, ‘tone-deaf’ and ‘insulting’ with claims that their present would ‘make a lovely ash tray’

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022

Earl and Countess of Wessex’s Caribbean tour blasted by St Lucia radio host

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have faced another setback in Saint Lucia as their beleaguered Caribbean tour was met with more criticism on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022

Earl of Wessex gives church reading on calmer day after Caribbean protests

Edward and Sophie had two engagements in Saint Lucia on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

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Prince Edward and Sophie met with 'end to colonialism' protests on Caribbean tour

Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, faced demonstrators demanding compensation and an "end to colonialism" as they arrived at Government House in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022

Slavery protesters target royal tour in St Vincent

Duke and Duchess of Wessex met with a frosty welcome amid demands for reparations

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

Slavery reparations campaigner ‘disappointed’ at royal Grenada trip cancellation

Campaigners have renewed calls for slavery reparations as the Earl and Countess of Wessex postpone trip to Grenada on Caribbean tour.

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex told ‘end colonialism’ during protests on royal tour to St Vincent

Protests come after the royals were forced to cancel their Grenada leg of the Caribbean tour

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Edward and Sophie continue Caribbean tour as slavery row rumbles on

St Vincent and the Grenadines is the latest stop for the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

Royal family warned against ‘insulting’ Black people as St Lucia leg of royal tour begins

Campaigners in Antigua urge monarchy to account for slavery during the ‘goodwill-don’t-leave-us tour’ of Caribbean

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Prince Edward and Sophie expected to face same Caribbean slavery row as William and Kate

The Earl and Countess of Wessex are expected to face the same calls for slavery reparations and protests that Prince William and Kate Middleton were greeted with on their recent "PR disaster" trip

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2022

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Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2022

Earl and Countess of Wessex: Sophie and Edward’s Grenada trip postponed but Caribbean tour continues

No details have been given about the reason for the delay

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex to face demands for slavery reparations as royal Caribbean tour begins

Earl and Countess of Wessex set to visit three island nations in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex cancel part of Caribbean royal tour as country removed from itinerary

The royal couple had been due to visit Grenada as part of the trip

Edinburgh Live · Apr 18, 2022

Princess Charlotte's sneaky gesture to mum Kate shows her true feelings at event

While fans were delighted to see the young royals in Windsor with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Tindalls and the Wessexes, it seems that young Charlotte may not have been overly impressed.

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Edinburgh Live · Apr 13, 2022

Queen's teen granddaughter who didn't realise who she was could become princess

Her mother, Sophie, who is the Countess of Wessex, shared in an interview that "Louise had no concept really that the Queen and her grandmother were one and the same person"

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Queen Elizabeth attends late husband's memorial service

Britain's Queen Elizabeth made her first public appearance in five months on Tuesday when she joined the royal family and other dignitaries at a memorial service in honour of her husband Prince Philip, who died last year.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Edward calls for spotlight on careers in film and TV production in new role

The Earl of Wessex has become royal patron of the Production Guild of Great Britain.

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Countess of Wessex tells UN event ‘life has regressed’ for women in Afghanistan

Sophie called on the international community to support women peacebuilders and activists who have stood up to the Taliban to demand their rights.

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2022

Senior royal spends birthday volunteering at NHS vaccine centre in fight against Covid

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, spent her 57th birthday today volunteering at an NHS Covid vaccination centre in Surrey where she's previously done shifts throughout the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Sophie volunteers at vaccination centre as she turns 57

The Countess of Wessex was born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones on January 20 1965 in Oxford.

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022

Sophie, Countess of Wessex backs The Mirror campaign calling for safer online spaces

Our call is being backed by Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who in an exclusive article for The Mirror warns how the internet has become a dangerous wild west for children

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