Royal Facts Day 😊 . A selection of photos with random Facts beginning with; . Sophie, Countess of Wessex . . 👑 Sophie descends from King Henry IV of England. . 👑 Sophie worked in public relations and spent four years at Capital Radio. . 👑 It was during her time working at Capital Radio that Sophie met Prince Edward, the youngest son of the Queen & the Duke of Edinburgh, for the first time in 1987 when he was dating her friend. . 👑 On the day of their marriage, Prince Edward was created a hereditary peer as Earl of Wessex with the subsidiary title of Viscount Severn (derived from the Welsh roots of the Countess's family). . 👑 On 8 November 2003, Sophie prematurely gave birth to her daughter, Louise, resulting from a sudden placental abruption that placed both mother & child at risk, & the Countess had to undergo an emergency caesarean section at Frimley Park Hospital, while the Earl of Wessex rushed back from Mauritius. . 👑 The Countess returned to Frimley Park Hospital on 17 December 2007, to give birth, again by caesarean section, to her son, James, Viscount Severn. . 👑 The Countess of Wessex's first overseas tour after her marriage was to the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island in 2000. . 👑 On 26 March 2015, the Countess attended the reburial of Richard III of England in Leicester Cathedral. . . 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧If you would like a photo of any royal family member past or present with some random facts then make your suggestions in the comments section here & I will see what I can do. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 . . . #SophieCountessofWessex #Countess #CountessofWessex #Wessex #PrinceEdward #EarlofWessex #HRH #HouseofWindsor #History #Heritage #RoyalFacts #Information #picoftheday #photooftheday #Beautiful #Classy #CapitalRadio #Royal #Royals #Royalfamily #Monarchy #British #BritishMonarchy #Thebritishmonarchy (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVaZZgl3OS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a9h5yhv8yqui
