2019-07-01_HelloMagazine_UK

wheretheCountesshastakentimeto
chatandplaywiththechildren,”she
says.“Sheworkstirelesslyforsomany
wonderfulcausesandcontinuestomake
a significantdifferencetoourwork.”
Alongtheway,Sophiehastackled
somegrittysubjects,mostrecently
joiningforceswithAngelinaJolietohelp
victimsofrapeandsexualviolencein
warzones.
Aspartofthis,lastweekshebecame
thefirstroyaltovisitLebanonofficially,
meetingfemaleSyrianrefugees.
Backhome,Sophiehasgaineda
reputationforhersenseofstyleand
regularlyappearsonbest-dressedroyal
listsforheroutfitsfromUK-based
designers such as Erdem, Emelia
WicksteadandSuzannah.
“TheCountesshasan incredible
senseofstyleandshesupportssomany
Britishbrands,”oneofherfavourite
milliners,JaneTaylor,tellshello!. “Itis
wonderfultowitnessher inspiring
trendsandbeingconsistentlypraisedfor

herfashionchoices.Shehas

brillianteyeandsheappreciat

thequalityandcraftsmanshipth

is involvedinhand-madepieces.”

TheCountesscertainlyseem

tohavewonfansamongtheothe

femalemembersof theroya

family.Her easyrapportwit

Katewasclearlyevidentwhe

theywerephotographedroaring

with laughter when Sophie

almostfellontopofheratRoyal

Ascotlastsummer.

“Idon’tsupposesheandKate

seethatmuchofeachotherbut

whentheydo,theyobviously

havea giggletogether,”Ingrid

tellsus.

“SophieblendsintoTheFirm

verywell,”sheadds.“She’sa real

team player and calm and

humbleanda greatasset

tothefamily.”

‘The time she takes when speaking to

everyone is inspiring. She captures the

hearts and minds of everyone she meets’

REPORT:TRACYSCHAVERIEN

H

SophieandtheDukeandDuchess

of Cambridgeburstoutlaughing

aftertheCountesslosesherbalance

in theircarriageatRoyalAscot

AngelinaJolie

chatstoSophie

attheFighting

StigmaThrough

Filmfestival

winLondon

last November

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