Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones are seen on their June 19 wedding day. (Image credit: Getty Images) Prince William and Kate Middleton became the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after their wedding.

Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex in May 2006. By 2006, Sophie was an official member of the royal family and attended several events on behalf of the crown.

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has officially been a member of the British royal family since she wed Prince Edward—Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest son—25 years ago in 1999. But since the ...

Sophie was photographed there without her three-diamond engagement ring and Welsh gold wedding band, skipping both sentimental rings. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh at the RHS Hampton Court Garden ...