from 54-year-old Sophie and their
two children.
As well as feeding the animals, the
royals had a sweet treat, too, toasting
marshmallows in a fire pit, with the
Countess and her son tucking in
with relish.BEATING THE HEAT
Beaming on the day out with her
lovedones,Sophiekeptherlook
casual,recyclinga chicnavyblue
polka-dotARossGirlmididressand
sportinga pairofwhitePenelope
Chilversespadrillewedges.
Tostoptheheatwaveruiningher
look,shesweptherhairupintoa
looseponytail.
DaughterLadyLouisefollowed
hermum’sexample,alsosportinga
ponytailandwitha pairofsunglasses
perchedonherhead.Shematched
thesummeryfeelina whiteblouse
witha knottedwaist,anda pink
floralskirt.
Lastweek’svisitwasthesecond
timethefamilyhavebeentoBristolZoo together; they went in April
2016, when James and Louise met
lemurs and meerkats.
It was also the second time in as
many months that two youngsters
have made a public appearance.
In June, James and Louise, who
have been brought up away from the
spotlight, joined four generations of
royals on the balcony of Buckingham
Palace towatch the flypast at
TroopingtheColour.
LadyLouisewasalsoseenoutin
publicinMay,whenshecompeted
ina horse-drawncarriageduringthe
RoyalWindsorHorseShow.
Makingtheoccasionevenmore
specialforthekeenequestrian,who
oftencompetesin theBritishDriving
Societyyoungdriverchampionship,
was theencouragement ofone
specialonlooker– keencarriage
drivertheDukeofEdinburgh,who
joinedthe Queentowatch
theiryoungestgranddaughter. Wessex keeps cool ina
ARoss, her hair swept up
il tostop it wilting in the
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