Duchess of Edinburgh strikes an elegant chord as she meets the Band of the Coldstream Guards at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, struck an elegant chord during a visit to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. As the Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Corps of Army Music, Sophie, 60, was especially pleased to meet members of the Band of the Coldstream Guards at the military training academy in Camberley, Surrey, on Thursday.
![[The royal mother-of-two is greeted by a fanfare played by band members in scarlet tunics and bearskin caps]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/13/94433479-14317497-image-a-7_1737640130764.jpg)
With her blonde tresses swept back into a low bun, the royal mother-of-two arrived at the academy to a fanfare played by seven band members in scarlet tunics and bearskin caps. Sophie made sure to wrap up warm in a pale grey woollen coat from one of her go-to British designers Suzannah London.
![[Once inside, Sophie removed her outer layer to reveal a Prada polka-dot dress (estimated at £3,400)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/13/94433443-14317497-image-a-4_1737639490053.jpg)
Once inside, Sophie removed her outer layer to reveal a Prada polka-dot dress (estimated at £3,400) and started chatting to members of the Band of the Coldstream Guards - one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army. The Band of the Coldstream Guards can be traced back to the early years of military music and is comprised of musicians from The Royal Corps of Army Music.
![[Sophie chatting to members of the Band of the Coldstream Guards - one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/13/94433427-14317497-image-a-5_1737640080604.jpg)
Over the years, Sophie has seen the band perform at several high profile engagements including Trooping the Colour, the National Act of Remembrance at the Cenotaph and The King's Birthday Parade. Sophie, who married the late Queen's eldest son Prince Edward in 1999, looked delighted to meet members of the band and was even treated to a performance.
![[The Band of the Coldstream Guards can be traced back to the early years of military music and is comprised of musicians from The Royal Corps of Army Music]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/13/94433425-14317497-image-a-6_1737640109205.jpg)
