The year after Diana's death, Sophie married Prince Edward and became the third princess of the royal family.
In terms of origin, Diana was the daughter of a count and a nobleman, while Sophie came from a middle-class family and her father was a salesman. In terms of status, Diana was once the crown princess, and the eldest son was the successor of the royal family; but Sophie's son gave up his status as "highness". It can be said that whether it is identity or status, Diana is far ahead of Sophie.
However, Sophie was happier than Diana: she had both children and daughters, her husband Prince Edward was gentle and considerate, and she was married for 22 years; and when she faced her mother-in-law, Sophie was also spoiled as a daughter.
It can be said that Sophie proved a sentence with her own ability: happiness has nothing to do with wealth and status.
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The Queen and Prince Philip had a total of 3 sons and a daughter, with Prince Edward at the bottom of the list. The year Edward was born, the Queen was 38 years old, and she felt a bit old.
What makes the queen even more pleased is that the old fourth Edward is also the most worrying of the 4 children.
The eldest Charles, while marrying Diana, is still involved with his old lover Camilla. In 1995, a hot-eared telephone recording broke out.
In the recording, the Crown Prince, who graduated from Cambridge University, said affectionately to Camilla: I am willing to be your hygiene product.
Later, coupled with Diana's revelation that Camilla had been involved in her marriage for many years, Charles's prestige in the eyes of the people was once reduced to unbearable to look at.
Daughter Princess Anne is also a big deal. After marriage, Princess Anne was revealed to be a lover who had been in a relationship for many years, and this lover was Camilla's husband.
It can be said that in the marriage of Diana 2 people, there are actually five people hidden.
The second son, Andrew, gave the Queen the most headaches. His wife, Sarah, cheated on a rich man because she was snubbed. When he was on vacation with the rich man at the beach, he was also photographed by the media "nibbling his feet".
Coupled with the fact that Diana was separated from Charles at that time, the queen was angry and hurt in the brain.
And in this pile of trivial troubles, Edward can be said to be "out of the mud without staining". When He was in junior high school, Edward was not very good because of his naughtiness.
As he grew older, Prince Edward gradually began to spend time on his studies. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1991, Prince Edward was busy with his work.
In 1993, edward-invested tennis clubs planned a ball game. In the company that approached the business, there was a young and capable saleswoman, and she was Sophie.
At this time, although Sophie was not very old, she was already a director of the sales company. When confronted with Prince Edward, Sophie was lively and cheerful but not flattering; when it came to handling business, Sophie was a master.
Not long after the event, Prince Edward and Sophie became boyfriend and girlfriend.
Despite the title of prince's girlfriend, Sophie never used it for her own benefit; on the contrary, when she was out and about business, Sophie rarely mentioned the prince.
A mature and capable and caring girlfriend, how can Prince Edward, who is in the royal family and "frightened" by several sisters-in-law, not be deeply in love? In 1999, Edward and Sophie, who had been in love for 6 years, stepped into the palace of marriage.
The ring worn by Sophie on the wedding day was also designed by Prince Edward himself. I have to say that Prince Edward is really a gentle and considerate husband!
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Unlike several other concubines who had children as soon as they got married, Sophie had a daughter in the fourth year of marriage; and then a few years later, Sophie had a son of her own.
Unlike other members who rushed to take advantage of the royal family and wanted to live in the royal family for a lifetime, Sophie was particularly weak in fame and fortune. Not long after the birth of their son, Sophie and Prince Edward announced a surprising news.
It turned out that they had decided to give up the right of their children to be called "Your Highness".
Compared with the two princesses in the family of the second brother, Prince Andrew, who do not work well and only eat dividends as princesses, Sophie and Prince Edward's actions really make the queen happy.
After all, although the British royal family's great cause does not care about those small expenses. But the son and daughter-in-law can be so sensible and share the worries of the royal family, and the queen is still very happy.
What's more, Sophie's filial piety is more than that. First of all, she is more caring than other daughters-in-law.
People are not cold in the high places, and the queen actually likes the intimate daughter-in-law. In this regard, Sophie did a better job than Camilla and others. Instead of calling "Her Majesty the Queen" to the Queen, she affectionately calls her "Mother."
The name is closer, but the behavior is very clear. When the Queen's frame passed, although the eldest sister-in-law Anne was also sitting on it, Sophie still bent down to say hello. So intimate and sensible, how can the queen not like it?
Secondly, Sophie is not a flower rack, she is a master of official business.
After marrying into the royal family, although Sophie did not argue or grab, she did not give up her career. As before, she runs her own PR firm. In 2014, Sophie's company had some problems.
It turned out that at that time, in order to become famous, a reporter disguised himself as a rich man to talk to Sophie about business. In the name of talking about business, the reporter guided Sophie to express a lot of views on current affairs.
After that, the reporter also posted the conversations online. Not long after that, Sophie made headlines on the front page of the news. After all, Sophie's comments on political affairs may represent the attitude of the royal family.
Sophie's behavior was obviously somewhat negligent. Seeing that the royal family was about to be attacked, Sophie immediately stepped forward to save the scene. She first admitted her mistake, then resigned as the company's boss, and finally made it clear that her views had nothing to do with the royal family.
A war that has not seen the smoke of war has ended before it has begun. Such a fierce and able woman not only won the recognition of the people, but also made the queen like.
Therefore, when facing this daughter-in-law, the queen took her as a daughter.
The Queen would help Sophie sort out her hat intimately; she would also allow Sophie to pick out her favorite antiques in her collection. So indulgent and eccentric that even her daughter Princess Anne sometimes "gets jealous".
Of course, Sophie is also worthy of the Queen's attention.
After Meghan fled with Prince Harry, much of the royal family's official duties were assigned to Kate. Sometimes within a month, Kate had to attend 11 events. Coupled with the fact that there are still 3 children in the family, Kate is very busy.
In this case, the queen called out Sophie. Not only can Sophie handle every piece of business perfectly, but she can also return to her position after handling it.
Capable but not greedy for power, ambitious but not overly valued fame and fortune. It is no wonder that after 22 years of marriage, Prince Edward has always been alone with Sophie. With such a talented wife, who wouldn't like it?
After all, even the queen who sees through the world will look up to her by three points! Therefore, even if it is not the crown princess, even if the children cannot take advantage of the royal family in the future, Sophie is also the happiest princess in the royal family.