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02-07-2020, 02:27 PM
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The Earl of Wessex continued his journey and arrived in Cote d'Ivoire yesterday. Today, February 7, he presented young people with certificates during a Gold Award Ceremony together with President Alassane Ouattara:
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02-11-2020, 05:57 AM
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Court Circular 5th February:
St. James's Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited the Children’s International School, Plot 8 Funke Zainab Usman Street, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, Nigeria.
His Royal Highness subsequently attended a Theatre and Musical Performance, followed by a Lunch and Reception, at Lagos State Waterways Authority Yard, Falomo Jetty, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The Earl of Wessex this afternoon called upon the Governor of Lagos (His Excellency Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu) at the Governor’s Office, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos.
His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Her Excellency Ms Catriona Laing) at the Residence in Abuja.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Blind Veterans UK, this morning held a Meeting.
Her Royal Highness, Chairman, Women in Business Committee, this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.
The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this evening held a Dinner for Royal National Institute of Blind People at St James’s Palace.
Court Circular 6th February:
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited Government Secondary School, Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria.
His Royal Highness later called upon Mr. Sunday Dare (Minister of Youth and Sports) at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Constitution Avenue, Kukwaba, Abuja.
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, subsequently attended a Reception for Young People who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award, at Moshood Abiola National Stadium.
His Royal Highness this afternoon departed from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Ivory Coast and was received later upon arrival at Abidjan International Airport by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire (Her Excellency Ms. Josephine Gauld).
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this evening attended a Dinner given by Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire at the Residence.
Court Circular 7th February:
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, this morning visited Mairie de Port-Bouët, Avenue de la Baltique, Centre Pilote, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
His Royal Highness later called upon Mr Daniel Kablan Duncan (Vice President of the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire) at the President’s offices, Place de la République, Abidjan.
The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, afterwards attended a Reception for Young People who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award, at Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Boulevard Angoulvant, Plateau, Abidjan.
His Royal Highness this afternoon attended a Luncheon for Chevening Scholars at the Residence of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire.
The Earl of Wessex afterwards visited Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan.
His Royal Highness this evening departed from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, for the United Kingdom.
Court Circular 8th February:
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex this morning arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, from Ivory Coast.
Captain Andrew Aspden was in attendance.
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02-11-2020, 09:09 AM
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Back in the day, Prince Edward was seen as a bit of a figure of fun – he dropped out of the Marines before even completing his training, then there was the infamous It’s A Royal Knockout, and then he and Sophie were together for ages before he finally proposed. But, in the end, he was the one who got it right. He and Sophie are still married after over 20 years. He never says or does anything controversial, and he doesn’t have dodgy friends. I think he’s fine as he is. No-one expects him to be dashing and glamorous: he never was, even in his younger days. There's a lot to be said for being boring!
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There's a lot to be said for boring. A lack of drama is the way to go as long as the job gets done!
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02-11-2020, 02:50 PM
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Today, February 11, the Earl of Wessex as Patron of The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain attended a performance and dinner at Spencer House:
** gettyimages gallery: GBR: National Youth Theatre Baroque And Roll Fundraising Gala 2020 **
Meanwhile the Countess of Wessex as Global Ambassador held a reception for 100 Women Finance at Buckingham Palace:
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02-11-2020, 09:33 PM
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lots of pics - but no article, at least in the British press
If you were Edward and Sophie's - how would you improve their image ? Okay at least at this points - how would you improve Edward's image? More engagements with Sophie?
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Edward's image is fine, in fact he is probably gone up in estimation by default because of his relatives predicaments (divorces, allegations, documentaries, fall outs etc) that have are bringing strain on the Royal Family.
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02-12-2020, 11:47 AM
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Court Circular 10th February:
St. James's Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today held Receptions at St James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.
His Royal Highness, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this afternoon held a Development Group Meeting.
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this evening attended a Dinner at Roux at the Landau, 1C Portland Place, London W1.
Court Circular 11th February:
St James’s Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, today held Receptions at St James’s Palace for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award.
His Royal Highness, Patron, the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, this evening attended a Dinner at Spencer House, 27 St James’s Place, London SW1.
The Countess of Wessex this morning attended a Reception and Luncheon at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway, 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1.
Her Royal Highness, Chairman, Women’s Network Forum, this afternoon held a Meeting at Buckingham Palace.
The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, 100 Women in Finance, this evening held a Reception at Buckingham Palace.
Court Circular 12th February:
St. James's Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Chancellor, University of Bath, this afternoon held a Meeting.
His Royal Highness, Chancellor, this evening held a Dinner for the University of Bath.
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, this afternoon visited Shooting Star Children’s Hospice, the Avenue, Hampton, Middlesex, and was received by Mrs Gillian Norton (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).
Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, 100 Women in Finance, this evening attended a Dinner at the Banqueting House, Whitehall, London SW1.
Court Circular 13th February:
St. James's Palace
The Earl of Wessex, Royal Colonel, 2nd Battalion The Rifles, this morning attended the Army Foundation College Graduation Parade at Uniacke Barracks, Penny Pot Lane, Killinghall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The Countess of Wessex this evening departed from Heathrow Airport, London, for Germany and was received later upon arrival at Munich International Airport by Her Majesty’s Consul-General for Munich (Mr Simon Kendall).
Mrs Angus Galletley is in attendance.
Court Circular 14th February:
St James’s Palace
The Countess of Wessex today undertook engagements in Munich, Germany.
Her Royal Highness this morning visited the Initiative for Munich Girls, 38 Jahnstrasse.
The Countess of Wessex today attended a Lunch given by Her Majesty’s Consul-General for Munich (Mr Simon Kendall) at the Residence.
Her Royal Highness this afternoon attended the Fifty Sixth Munich Security Conference, Bayerischer Hof Hotel, 2-6 Promenadeplatz.
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Court Circular 4th February:
The Countess of Wessex, Patron, Disability Initiative, this morning held a Reception.
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Picture from this reception
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The Countess of Wessex today visited children and carers @SSChospices this afternoon. The hospice has recently been refurbished and Her Royal Highness was given a tour of the new facilities on offer to the young residents and their families.
https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/stat...818344965?s=20
This picture just sums up the impact the royals have.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQmNq8IX...pg&name=medium
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02-13-2020, 06:34 PM
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Sophie’s visit looked lovely and she always appears to be so at ease with children.
Looking ahead in their diary I’ve noticed they have added some engagements. I see Edward and Sophie are doing joint engagements on his birthday this year. I love when couples do joint engagements as they always seems fun.
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02-14-2020, 09:22 AM
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02-14-2020, 04:48 PM
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Absolutely fantastic to see Sophie as always, I can say it until I’m blue in the face but she really doesn’t get the recognition for causes like this as well as Camilla.
During the panel discussion, The Countess asked:
"What more does the panel think could be done to ensure women peace builders are brought to the table, recognised for their actions and afforded the protection they need and deserve?"
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02-14-2020, 05:43 PM
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I agree and it's a real shame that Sophie doesn't get more recognition for her tireless work on her engagements.
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02-14-2020, 06:08 PM
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I agree, most people have no idea of how much work Sophie (and Edward) do since they get little publicity.
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02-14-2020, 11:33 PM
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^I think she is starting to get more recognition given the current situation of the Royal Family, Sophie's engagements seemed to be mentioned more in the Daily Mail in the past year or so, the cynic in me though thinks its a good PR move by the Royal Family.
I would like to see them more get more publicity on the engagements they do but I honestly dont think either are that bothered about getting heaps of publicity, they went through a pretty horrid time with the press when they first got married all those years ago (not that I am excusing the tabloids but admittedly they did make a rod for their own back) and I cant imagine they want go back to a period where they are scrutinized.
And Edward's always had a love hate relationship with the media for decades.
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02-16-2020, 12:44 PM
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I saw an article "introducing" Sophie to the world as it were really odd but she has been overshadowed and I hope that now they will receive the reaction to their hard work they deserve. I love Sophie think she is fabulous always hav. That is a great number of engagements that she has undertaken lately. Great news to see her
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02-16-2020, 04:51 PM
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Most members of the general public still probably wouldn't be able to name who Sophie is though - many people don't seem to be bothered about the royal family beyond the Sussexes. So whilst she has had a seemingly increasing number of reports written about her online, she still largely goes unnoticed by the general public and that's the real shame.
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