Sophie and Edward: what key role after death of Prince Philip could mean

Sophie, who updated public on grieving royal family, and Edward look set to take on increasingly high profiles

In the immediate aftermath of the Duke of Edinburgh's death, the royal who most regularly visited Windsor, gracing television screens and newspaper photographs, was the Countess of Wessex.

Through Sophie, 56, wife of Prince Edward, 57, the public learned how the royal family was navigating its grief.