Sophie and Edward of Wessex were also in Scotland

Queen Elizabeth II was not the only one to have a secure engagement in Scotland this week. In addition to his grandson Prince William and his daughter Princess Anne, who accompanied him successively during their traditional “Holyrood Week”, two other members of the royal family chained meetings on Scottish soil. In this case are his youngest son Prince Edward and his wife Sophie.

Sophie and Edward have their own program Forfar. started in

The Earl and Countess of Wessex has been the Earl and Countess of Forfar since March 19, 2019. The sovereign bestowed this title on the youngest of his four children on the occasion of his 55th birthday.^I birthday, and his wife ricocheted it. It refers to a city in Scotland, located in the Angus region, which has a population of just over 14,000. It is the nearest capital to Glamis Castle, a stronghold of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorn, the family of the Queen Mum, mother of Elizabeth II and grandmother of Edward, who died in 2002 at the age of 101. It was there that she gave birth to her second daughter, Princess Margaret.

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Ensuring two days of trips to Scotland, these Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 June 2021, Sophie and Edward logically began their itinerary in Forfar. They first went to the local golf club where the mother of Lady Louise Windsor and James Viscount Severn was able to show off her mastery of the swing and where she planted a tree to mark the 150th anniversary of the place. The princely couple is then acquired on the premises of Utopia Costumes, a company that makes costumes, wigs and accessories for theatrical performances in the United Kingdom and Ireland, before entering a social supermarket that minimizes food waste. Is. By marketing “extra food” in the community, over-ordered and “over-stored” from large supermarket chains and local food suppliers, Palace said.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar have performed a number of events today in Forfar and Angus.

First, Her Royal Highness visited Forfar Golf Club, where The Countess practiced her swing ️ pic.twitter.com/LWQ7m8HQqP

— the royal family (@RoyalFamily) June 28, 2021

The second day was dedicated to Edinburgh. After discovering the redevelopment of the newly opened four-storey shopping center in St James’s Quarter, Sophie and Edward stroll along the Royal Mile in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, entering a few shops that offer more information about these businesses and the people they live in. There are limits to knowing. The people working there have been affected by the pandemic. And it is in this district of the capital that he completed this journey with a walkout.

Today, The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfer got engaged in Edinburgh.

His Royal Highness first visited St. James’s Quarter, the new retail and leisure center that will transform the east end of the city. pic.twitter.com/ZKE1x54sdw

— the royal family (@RoyalFamily) June 29, 2021

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