Countess of Wessex - Sophie at 50: The Queen's quiet favourite

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Countess of Wessex at 50: The Queen's quiet favourite | Royal | News | Daily Express

QuoteTHE Countess of Wessex is more than just a regular riding companion for her mother-in-law, which is why she's been given the highest seal of approval.

It was a relaxed and loving gesture that said a great deal about their close and supportive relationship.

As Sophie Rhys-Jones approached the altar on 19 June 1999 in the intimate setting of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Prince Edward smiled and subtly winked at his elegant bride.

Then came news that as well as eschewing an elaborate wedding at St Paul's Cathedral or Westminster Abbey, the couple wanted any future children to be styled without the royal titles, HRH.

Like her sister-in-law Princess Anne before her, the Countess of Wessex – as Sophie became on marriage – wanted her children to able to grow up free from the public glare and media spotlight.

She and Edward have also managed to provide Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn, now aged 11 and seven, with a stable family life.

Edward is the only one of the Queen's children not to have suffered a marriage break-up.

Today is Sophie's 50th birthday, a significant milestone for a royal who continues to carry out her extensive public duties with diligence and usually well beneath the media radar.

And she has never looked better.

Having dropped two dress sizes, with the help of a personal trainer and thanks to swimming and Pilates, she looks regal but thoroughly modern.

Today she will carry out two official duties with her husband: one at Tomorrow's People, a national charity that helps disadvantaged people get a job; the other a demonstration of the avoidable blindness programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Sophie is patron or president of more than 70 charities and undertook 225 official engagements last year, making her one of the most active members of the Royal Family.

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QuoteShe Might Be 50 but Sophie Looks Younger Than Ever... So How IS She Doing It? Secrets of the Countess of Wessex' Glowing Complexion Revealed

Fresh-faced and dressed in a simple white shirt, the woman peering out of Richard Young's portrait of Sophie Wessex released over the weekend appeared to be in her mid-30s at most.

But the while the Countess of Wessex might have the complexion of a much-younger woman, she is celebrating her 50th birthday today.

So how has she managed to stay so fresh faced? 'Her secret is a good skincare routine and a healthy living,' says skin expert Samantha Gilbert of Swiss skincare brand Cellcosmet.

'Sophie is always smiling and looking happy too and this also has an effect on the skin.' And as she celebrates her half-century with a visit to a London hospital, the Countess has plenty to smile about.

More: Secrets of Sophie, Countess of Wessex' youthful complexion revealed | Daily Mail Online

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