{"id":707731,"date":"2026-01-20T03:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707731\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T03:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:02:28","slug":"royal-familys-new-savior-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707731\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal family&#8217;s new &#8216;savior&#8217; revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh,<\/strong> is being hailed as the royal family&#8217;s most valuable member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Keep reading to learn why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/channel\/source\/Wonderwall\/sr-vid-kwt2e0544658wubk9hsb0rpvnfkttmu3tuj7uq3i4wuywgbakeva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13a757914eb001410119e0290f738671.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to journalist <strong>Hannah Furness<\/strong>, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has become an important member of The Firm through her humanitarian work, including visits to Sudan and Bosnia. &#8220;It is difficult work. Vivid, traumatic, and often far, far removed from the soap opera of royal headlines back in Britain,&#8221; she wrote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/01\/09\/duchess-of-edinburgh-world-is-ignoring-sudan-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Telegraph;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4ec9c242cee64c322d4bb18505d7c46e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The bold work Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh \u2014 who is married to <strong>King Charles III<\/strong>&#8216;s brother <strong>Prince Edward <\/strong>\u2014 is doing is seen as extremely brave. &#8220;Not for nothing, but Sophie regularly is called the royal family&#8217;s &#8216;secret weapon.&#8217; The quiet &#8216;savior&#8217; of the monarchy, which has been rather lacking in active members of late through little fault of its own,&#8221; Hannah Furness wrote. &#8220;The causes she has chosen to champion are bold, and she is unflinching in talking about the crimes that others might hide in euphemism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/646ce2dae34d253525720188e731156e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After being asked if she was the royal family&#8217;s &#8220;secret weapon,&#8221; Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, downplayed the remark. &#8220;I don&#8217;t see myself in a frontline position per se, that said, admittedly, there are fewer working members of the family these days, so I suppose more and more I&#8217;m becoming less secretive,&#8221; she told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/katie-middletons-secret-weapon-sweet-36551460\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Mirror;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Mirror<\/a>. &#8220;I just wonder what they are going to describe me as next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aed9f506aa49eaaadcca11e4363ef846.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a><\/strong> ascends the throne, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, will reportedly be &#8220;more prominent,&#8221; within The Firm, Hannah Furness wrote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2026\/01\/09\/duchess-of-edinburgh-world-is-ignoring-sudan-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Telegraph;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Whatling \/ MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a786d464331fd92ed0e6d5675a3e9be7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>James Whatling \/ MEGA<\/p>\n<p>_<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity\/profiles\/overview\/prince-william-482.article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prince William;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prince William<\/a> are close, the 60-year-old is reportedly not as fond of <strong>Meghan Markle<\/strong>. &#8220;Sophie is relieved. She no longer has to curtsey to someone in the family who has not only left royal duties but has spent the past three years criticizing the institution that Sophie works so hard to support,&#8221; a source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/846725\/duchess-sophie-relieved-royal-curtsey-rule-change-meghan-markle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hello!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hello!<\/a>about the Duchess of Sussex&#8217;s 2020 departure from England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"_ Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is being hailed as the royal family&#8217;s most valuable member. 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