{"id":112218,"date":"2025-05-18T17:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112218\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:16:16","slug":"duchess-of-edinburgh-looks-radiant-in-a-floral-outfit-and-statement-hat-as-she-attends-the-royal-windsor-horse-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/112218\/","title":{"rendered":"Duchess of Edinburgh looks radiant in a floral outfit and statement hat as she attends the\u00a0Royal Windsor Horse Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duchess of Edinburgh<\/a>\u00a0appeared in great spirits today as she stepped out for the fourth day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Berkshire.<\/p>\n

Sophie, 60, who is Vice President of the four-day annual event held at Home Park, Windsor Castle<\/a>, beamed as she\u00a0took part in the British Driving Society Drive during the occasion.<\/p>\n

The wife of Prince Edward<\/a>, Duke of Edinburgh<\/a>, looked typically elegant in a cream blazer and a floral garment.<\/p>\n

Looking radiant, she completed the chic ensemble with a wide brimmed hat and accessorised with gold hoop earrings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sophie wore her blonde locks back in a sophisticated updo, while glamorous makeup enhanced her complexion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Duchess was seen laughing enthusiastically as she wrapped herself in a blanket for the horse and cart ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first Royal Windsor Horse Show took place in May 1943 under the name the Windsor Horse and Dog Show.<\/p>\n

King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) and the two young princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret were all in attendance.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Edinburgh appeared in great spirits today as she stepped out for the fourth day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Berkshire\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Sophie opted for a more laid back ensemble as she attended\u00a0the four-day annual event.<\/a><\/p>\n

The royal appeared to throw herself into the day out, enjoying a little tipple, treating herself to some chocolate and browsing rugs and baskets at a stall on site.<\/p>\n

She was seen beaming and laughing enthusiastically as she mixed with other attendees.<\/p>\n

Sophie, the mother of James, Earl of Wessex, 17, and Lady Louise Windsor, 21, looked typically stylish opting for a dressed-down but elegant look.<\/p>\n

Sticking to a neutral palette, she paired an off-white, pleated midi skirt with a cream jumper, topping it all off with a navy military style coat complete with gold buttons.<\/p>\n

She dressed for the cool weather, donning in slouchy suede boots, and accessorised with a brown handbag which had a handle featuring a white floral design.<\/p>\n

Sophie wore her blonde hair brushed back in to a chic chignon. She sported a pair of dainty gold earrings, which brightened her complexion.<\/p>\n

The understated duchess kept her make-up simple for the occasion, wearing some bronzer and blush, as well as a slick of rose-coloured lipstick.<\/p>\n

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Sophie, 60, who is Vice President of the four-day annual event held at Home Park, Windsor Castle, beamed as she took part in the British Driving Society Drive during the occasion<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, looked typically elegant in a cream blazer and a floral garment<\/p>\n

\"Looking <\/p>\n

Looking radiant, she completed the chic ensemble with a wide brimmed hat and accessorised with gold hoop earrings<\/p>\n

In her role as vice president of the five-day event, Sophie mingled with the King as well as other VIPs including Crown Prince Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While Sophie and Edwards’s daughter Louise is a keen horsewoman, who often competes in equestrian events, she did not accompany her mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The King appeared to be in good spirits <\/a>as he also attended the annual event yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charles, wearing a tweed blazer, a striped tie and brown Serengeti sunglasses, was pictured on Saturday smiling and waving at the equestrian event, which was a favourite of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n

The King was seen in conversation with his brother the Duke of Edinburgh \u2013 who is due to attend the Pope\u2019s inauguration today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carrying a long walking cane, Charles was also seen in conversation with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.<\/p>\n

Charles was kept entertained by the Royal Windsor Horse Show, often pointing towards the showgrounds and chuckling with joy.<\/p>\n

Equally as enthralled by the prestigious event was his sister-in-law Sophie who threw her hands up in despair as she watched the action unfold, before bursting out into laughter after glancing over at the King.<\/p>\n

\"Sophie \"Sophie <\/p>\n

Sophie wore her blonde locks back in a sophisticated updo, while glamorous makeup enhanced her complexion<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The royal wrapped a blanket around her legs as she took part in the\u00a0British Driving Society Drive<\/p>\n

\"Sophie <\/p>\n

Sophie beamed as she enjoyed the carriage ride at the\u00a0Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle<\/p>\n

The King attended the horse show last year shortly after it was announced that he would be returning to public-facing engagements, indicating the positive effect of his cancer treatment.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth II was a passionate fan of the event and would frequently be seen walking among the stalls dressed informally and wearing a headscarf.<\/p>\n

The late monarch also entered many homebred horses and ponies in classes at the show.<\/p>\n

Indeed Elizabeth made her last visit to the prestigious equestrian event in 2022 – just months before her death.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Duchess of Edinburgh\u00a0appeared in great spirits today as she stepped out for the fourth day of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,92,5106,1102,368,4884,37918,448,712,16,15,17203],"class_list":{"0":"post-112218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-duchess-of-edinburgh","11":"tag-edinburgh","12":"tag-femail","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-king-george-vi","15":"tag-royals","16":"tag-scotland","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-windsor-castle"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114529972330278711","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}