While possibly not as much of a taboo, Sophie became the first royal to publicly discuss her experience of the menopause when she spoke about losing her train of thought, while on official royal engagement, and hot flushes.
Senior royal’s touching link to Princess Diana revealed ahead of huge life milestone The Duchess of Edinburgh’s commitment to important and often heartbreaking causes has seen her travel to some of world's countries most ravaged by war and conflict.
It's work like this, along with their strikingly similar looks, that have often drawn comparisons between Sophie, who is turning 60 on January 20, and the late Princess Diana, known affectionately as the Queen of Hearts.
“They were both blonde and both beautiful, of course, but there’s also a parallel between the ground-breaking and often dangerous work that Diana did with landmines through the Halo Trust,” says royal author Katie Nicholl.
In April 2024, as reports OK!, she became the first member of the royal family to enter Ukrains in the three years since Russia invaded.
