Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is now upping her game during the COVID-19 pandemic that is grappling the United Kingdom. As Queen Elizabeth II's alleged most favorite daughter-in-law has been receiving praise for what she's doing, a royal expert revealed she is just exactly what the royal family needs.
Royal expert Ingrid Seward revealed that Sophie just gets on with her duties and doesn't do projects that are too glamorous. She does her work in The Firm in an "unfussy way" and does her thing even without attention.
Prince Edward's wife has been continuously volunteering at food banks and other organizations to help the NHS workers in recent weeks amid the threat of the coronavirus. Seward told CBC News that she works without noise, maybe because the media doesn't obsessively follow her like Prince William and Kate Middleton. Also, it may be because she doesn't do fascinating things.
Hence, Seward believes she is what the royal family exactly needs. She even likens her to Princess Anne, who is said to be the "hardest-working royal." So, it's highly likely that she will follow in the footsteps of her sister-in-law with her "unfussy attitude."
Sophie has behavior to continue to do things regardless of the attention she will receive. Another royal expert Katie Nicholl also echoes Seward's comments, adding that the 55-year-old royal does her duty "diligently and quietly," Daily Mail noted.
It is also said to be the reason why she is close to Queen Elizabeth. Nicholl went on to say that their companionship started gradually and never forced. They are enjoying riding, talking about military history, and both have a "wicked sense of humor."
Meanwhile, Sophie will be representing the royal family at the opening of a new hospital that will be specializing in the coronavirus. According to People, the mother-of-two praises the "beacon of care" the hospital will give during the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.K.
She follows in the footsteps of other royal family members, like Prince Charles, Prince William, and her own husband, Prince Edward, by opening one of the field hospitals in the country. She is one of the local soccer club's foundations patron and calls it "one of the country's friendliest cities."
"It will be a beacon of care, a beacon of reassurance, of strength, compassion, and innovation," Sophie said. "It is a representation of the combined capability of many individuals and organizations as well as a wonderful reflection of Sunderland's industrious spirit."
