{"id":554419,"date":"2025-11-07T05:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/554419\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T05:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:05:51","slug":"sophie-duchess-of-edinburgh-swaps-midi-dresses-for-military-fatigues-at-friendship-competition-in-her-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/554419\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh swaps midi dresses for military fatigues at \u2018friendship\u2019 competition in her name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"body-dropcap css-8kz1tf emevuu60\">Sophie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/beauty\/skincare\/a68806634\/sophie-duchess-edinburgh-freckles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/uk\/beauty\/skincare\/a68806634\/sophie-duchess-edinburgh-freckles\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Duchess of Edinburgh\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-h40fkh emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Duchess of Edinburgh<\/a> is usually recognisable by her royal engagement uniform of stylish midi dress, low heels and understated jewellery but, this week, she was in a very different type of uniform. For a visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, The Duchess swapped into military fatigues, wearing a camouflage jacket, green trousers and heavy duty boots. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-15wnvw5 emevuu60\">The reason for Sophie&#8217;s visit on Wednesday (5 November) was to take part in The Duchess of Edinburgh Cup Competition, which sees service people from regiments of the Army, Navy and RAF compete against each other for the cup. The various competitive events are designed to develop friendship, co-operation and camaraderie between the forces. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" title=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"4486\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2245190315-690c97d4db873.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo<\/p>\n<p> What to read next<img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"camberley, england november 5: sophie, duchess of edinburgh looks on as service personnel race to erect and deconstruct a tent during the duchess of edinburgh competition at royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh competition is hosted annually by the royal army medical service (rams) and the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas). competitors take part in activities designed to test physical, cognitive and teamwork abilities. ten teams will compete over five scored events throughout the day followed by a final all teams event and prize giving attended by the duchess of edinburgh. (photo by leon neal\/getty images)\" title=\"camberley, england november 5: sophie, duchess of edinburgh looks on as service personnel race to erect and deconstruct a tent during the duchess of edinburgh competition at royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh competition is hosted annually by the royal army medical service (rams) and the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas). competitors take part in activities designed to test physical, cognitive and teamwork abilities. ten teams will compete over five scored events throughout the day followed by a final all teams event and prize giving attended by the duchess of edinburgh. (photo by leon neal\/getty images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2245165752-690c98ed4b16a.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leon Neal<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-15wnvw5 emevuu60\">The Duchess appeared to be enjoying the action, as she watched on laughing, and at other times looking tense, as the teams completed the different challenges. Sophie was also seen chatting to various service men and women about their roles on the day. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" title=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1819\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2245190439-690c97aa17a61.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"camberley, england november 5: sophie, duchess of edinburgh during the duchess of edinburgh competition hosted by the royal army medical service (rams) and the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas) at royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the competition, held annually is to allow units, where the duchess of edinburgh is royal patron (or holds an honorary appointment), to participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by mark cuthbert\/uk press via getty images)\" title=\"The Duchess of Edinburgh Competition Held At Royal Military Academy Sandhurst\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2244643440-690c97e627784.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mark Cuthbert<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-15wnvw5 emevuu60\">The Royal Family have a long military history and many members hold a number of titles and honorary positions. The Duchess of Edinburgh is Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Irish Regiment and Royal Colonel of The Queen\u2019s Own Yeomanry, in addition to others. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-15wnvw5 emevuu60\">&#8216;The Duchess of Edinburgh\u2019s military appointments include Royal Colonel of 5th Battalion The Rifles and Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Wittering,&#8217; explained the Royal Family&#8217;s official website. &#8216;Every year, The Duchess holds an annual competition in which Her Royal Highness\u2019s affiliated regiments from the UK and Canada compete against each other in a series of challenges, to foster cooperation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" title=\"camberley, united kingdom november 05: (embargoed for publication in uk newspapers until 24 hours after create date and time) sophie, duchess of edinburgh attends the duchess of edinburgh cup competition at the royal military academy sandhurst on november 5, 2025 in camberley, england. the duchess of edinburgh cup is an annual inter services competition, hosted this year by the royal army medical service (rams) at the royal military academy sandhurst (rmas), which sees teams from regiments of the army, royal navy and raf (of which the duchess of edinburgh is royal colonel, colonel in chief or holds an honorary appointment) participate in a series of competitive events to facilitate developing bonds of friendship, mutual understanding, and esprit de corps. (photo by max mumby\/indigo\/getty images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3217\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2245190435-690c9aa7c06b5.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Max Mumby\/Indigo<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-15wnvw5 emevuu60\">This Sunday, we expect to see the Royal Family out in force for the annual Remembrance Day Service, which will be led by The King. During her Sandhurst visit on Wednesday, The Duchess wore a poppy affixed to her military issue jacket to honour the upcoming occasion.<\/p>\n<p>MORE FROM THE ROYALS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh is usually recognisable by her royal engagement uniform of stylish midi dress, low heels&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1380,177263,1331,177262,1102,4884,1330,712,149764,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-554419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-content-type-news","10":"tag-contentid-d3c39f5a-b034-4b66-bfc0-97e40d9f06c8","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-duchess-of-edinburgh-swaps-midi-dresses-for-military-fatigues","13":"tag-edinburgh","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-locale-gb","16":"tag-scotland","17":"tag-shorttitle-sophie","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115506682162808790","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554419","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=554419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}