The reason Sophie Wessex didn’t attend the Queen’s Diplomatic Corps reception has been revealed.
The Countess of Wessex was noticeably absent at the event attended by senior royals including Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Sophie and her husband Prince Edward were a no show because they were hosting a Christmas party, reports Hello!.
The royal pair hosted the dinner to support the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Women in Business Committee.
Meanwhile, a report in November claims Edward and Sophie’s two decade-long marriage almost didn’t happen.
Royal author Ingrid Seward detailed in her 1995 book, Prince Edward, “Like all couples there were moments when the effort of adjusting led to rows and disagreements and, in the summer of 1994, they came precariously close to parting.”
“Edward became what one friend described as ‘unnerved’ by the speed which the affair was developing.
“But if Edward was wracked by indecision (a not-uncommon problem amongst male members of his family) Sophie remained coolly determined.
“She was not prepared to let the relationship flounder.
“When rumours of the rift became public she dismissed them as ‘rubbish.'”
“She was being elastic with the truth, but it did give her the breathing space she needed to get her relationship back on track again.”
However four years on, Sophie got the fairytale ending she hoped for when she married Edward at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
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