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The Earl and Countess of Wessex spoke to royal expert Camilla Tominey in an exclusive interview. Sophie has previously been described by royal courtiers and experts as a favourite of Her Majesty.
Since Prince Philip’s death earlier this year, the Countess has played a key role in supporting the Queen.
Writing in the Telegraph, Ms Tominey argued that the Wessex’s children, Louise and James, “got to spend the most time with Granny and Grandpa of all the grandchildren”.
She wrote: “I put it to the couple that, being much younger than the likes of Princes William and Harry, who grew up at a time when the Queen and the Duke would spend months overseas, Louise and James arguably got to spend the most time with Granny and Grandpa of all the grandchildren.”
Sophie conceded: “The poor Queen has had to put up with us staying on much longer than anybody else in Scotland and Norfolk.”
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According to reports, the young royal inherited Prince Philip’s beloved ponies and his carriage after his death.
Sources close to the Royal Family told the Daily Mail that Louise will regularly exercise the two black ponies, Balmoral Nevis and Notlaw Storm, at Windsor.
The ponies were seen pulling the custom-made four-wheeled carriage at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April.
During the interview, Ms Tominey noted how the Countess paused “with a hint of sadness, seemingly reflecting on one of the most difficult years the House of Windsor has ever had to endure”.
Then Sophie told the expert: “We are still a family no matter what happens, we always will be.”
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