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Prince Edward's woman Sophie donned a royal robe and girl Lady Louise couldn't assistance but radiance connected a rainy time portion attending King Charles III and Queen Camilla's May 6 coronation.
King Charles III Coronation: The New Line of Succession
Queen Elizabeth II would person been proud.
Duchess Sophie and her 19-year-old girl Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor were a spot of sunshine connected what turned retired to beryllium a rainy coronation time successful London arsenic King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned May 6 astatine Westminster Abbey.
Prince Edward and Sophie (née Rhys-Jones), his woman of astir 24 years, were antecedently the Earl and Countess of Wessex earlier Charles gave them the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh titles successful March. Along with their promotion, their 15-year-old lad James became the caller Earl of Wessex.
Charles and Edward's precocious father, Prince Philip, was made the Duke of Edinburgh erstwhile helium joined the precocious queen connected Nov. 20, 1947.
Arriving astatine Charles' coronation, the U.K.'s archetypal successful 70 years, Sophie wore a achromatic gown, on-point achromatic fascinator and a ceremonial bluish robe. And, if not the weather, astatine slightest Louise looked acceptable for a outpouring successful a floral-print formal and matching cornflower-blue hat.
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Sophie was known to beryllium a great favourite of the precocious queen, often scoring a spot of grant adjacent to her successful the Rolls connected the Christmas thrust to religion and serving arsenic a confidante.
Louise and James were spotted successful the 2nd enactment astatine Westminster Abbey, straight down cousins Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5—who acquitted himself rather good during the two-hour ceremony. Their large brother, Prince George, 9, served arsenic 1 of 8 Princes of Honour for their grandfather's momentous day.
Edward (who is 13th successful enactment to the throne), Sophie, Louise and James—all of whom were portion of the Coronation Procession backmost to Buckingham Palace aft the ceremony—are expected to look connected the palace balcony with the recently crowned king and queen for the post-coronation celebratory photograph opp.
Scroll connected to spot each the coronation fashion:
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Prince William & Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales
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Prince George
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Princess Charlotte
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Prince Louis
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Prince Harry
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Princess Anne
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Princess Eugenie & Jack Brooksbank
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Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
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Prince Andrew
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His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Malaysia & Her Majesty Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah of Malaysia
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Former Prime Minister of UK David Cameron & Samantha Cameron,
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Crown Prince Haakon of Norway & Crown Princess Mette-Maritof of Norway
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James & Pippa Middleton
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Andrew & Rosemary Parker Bowles
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Carole Middleton
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Lady Louise Windsor
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Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
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Former Prime Minister of UK Lis Truss & Hugh O'Leary
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Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece & Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
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King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand & Queen Suthida of Thailand
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French President Emmanuel Macron & Brigitte Macron
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Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein & Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
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Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan & Crown Princess Kiko of Japan
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Mike Tindall & Zara Tindall
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Prince Albert II of Monaco & Princess Charlene of Monaco
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Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
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King Felipe VI of Spain & Queen Letizia of Spain
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Princess Anne
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Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands & Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
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King Philippe of Belgium & Queen Mathilde of Belgium
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