US EditionSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Didn't Attend Princess Diana's Funeral For This Surprising Reason
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 28 – Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, avoided attending Princess Diana's funeral to prevent public discomfort due to their resemblance, a decision supported by the royal family, biographer Sean Smith said.
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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh Didn't Attend Princess Diana's Funeral For This Surprising Reason
The decision was made in a "caring and thoughtful way."Getty Images Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh at the Central School of Ballet in 2025.The GistSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh didn't attend Princess Diana's 1997 funeral because the two women looked too much like.At the time, the future royal worried the resemblance would be "too upsetting for the crowd."Sophie later married King Charles's younger brother Prince Edward in 1999.Despite being a key m…
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, chose to stay away from Princess Diana's funeral.
GOSSIP & RUMORS: Sophie missed Princess Di’s funeral because their resemblance was ‘too upsetting’: report – U-S-NEWS.COM
Too close for comfort. Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, allegedly skipped Princess Diana’s funeral because the pair looked too much alike. Author Sean Smith made the surprising claim in his new biography about the 60-year-old duchess, “Sophie: Saving the Royal Family,” which was published July 17. Sophie Rhys-Jones arriving at her offices in Mayfair, London, on her 34th birthday. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images Princess Diana leaving …
Princess Diana died in August 1997 at the age of only 36.
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