REBECCA ENGLISH hails Sophie, one of the treasures of the Royal Family

Hunkered down on her heels, eyes red-rimmed as she studied the floral tributes and loving messages, the Countess of Wessex appeared lost in thought.

Her deep sorrow was evident in this and every other image of her seen in the days since the Queen died.

And it should come as no surprise. Sophie and her mother-in-law were so close that she had become like a ‘second daughter’.

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