royalduty on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/royalduty/Recent content in royalduty on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 06 Apr 2026 13:03:36 +0000Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh’s Hidden Struggle Amidst Andrew Controversy as She Misses Easter Servicehttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/sophie-duchess-of-edinburghs-hidden-struggle-amidst-andrew-controversy-as-she-misses-easter-service/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:03:36 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/sophie-duchess-of-edinburghs-hidden-struggle-amidst-andrew-controversy-as-she-misses-easter-service/The Royal Family gathered in strong numbers for the annual Easter Matins service at Windsor Castle this past Sunday, yet Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was notably missing from the congregation. Expected to join King Charles, Queen Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, Sophie’s absence raised eyebrows. Her husband, Prince Edward, attended the service accompanied by their son James, Earl of Wessex, but Sophie was reportedly “under the weather” and chose not to appear.