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A speech by The Countess of Wessex at a reception for Women Peacebuilders, Buckingham Palace

The Countess of Wessex attends The Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium

Published 27 March 2019

The Countess of Wessex attends the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN

Published 13 March 2019

The Countess of Wessex sends open letter to the people of Malawi

Published 11 March 2019

The Countess hosts a reception on International Women's Day to celebrate women peacebuilders

Published 8 March 2019

The Countess of Wessex hosts #IWD2019 an reception for Peacebuilders. Watch the film in full on our #IGTV.

The Countess of Wessex hosted a reception for International Women’s Day at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the vital role of women in building peace in countries affected by conflict.

In a speech made at the reception, Her Royal Highness announced her commitment to support the UK’s work in helping put more women and girls at the centre of conflict resolution, encouraging women’s participation in building peace and supporting survivors of sexual violence in conflict.

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The Countess of Wessex visits Haslar Marina

Published 6 August 2018

The Countess of Wessex visits Cumbria

Published 6 February 2019

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The Countess of Wessex views the #FearlessGirl statue on International Women’s Day – which was first seen in New York’s Financial District. A copy will be here in London’s Paternoster Square for the next six months.
As Chairman of the Women’s Network Forum, The Countess was attending The Market Open Ceremony for #IWD2019 at the London Stock Exchange.

Her Royal Highness is the founder and chair of the Women's Network Forum, which provides an opportunity for senior leaders from UK companies to discuss the challenges and issues businesses face in attracting, developing, retaining and advancing women in the workplace.
The #FearlessGirl bronze statue by Kristen Visbal, is a symbol of female resilience – and was commissioned to encourage gender diversity in the workplace.

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The Earl and Countess visit Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Southall

Published 3 December 2018

The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit the Baltic States

The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

The Countess of Wessex's Charities & Patronages

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The Countess of Wessex opens the Thames Valley Air Ambulance HQ

Published 7 November 2018

The Countess of Wessex on the Isle of Wight

Published 20 September 2018

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The Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Presentations at Buckingham Palace

Published 17 May 2018

The Countess of Wessex gets ready to set sail on board the Donald Searle. The Countess is Patron of The Association of Sail Training Organisations, which provides sail training to disabled and young people across the UK.

Women's Hockey World Cup 2018

Today The Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor are attending the final of the Hockey Women's World Cup in London.
Her Royal Highness takes a keen interest in the sport having been Patron of @englandhockey since 2007.
The Countess and Lady Louise met @englandhockey players and volunteer

The Duchess of Cambridge and The Countess of Wessex host The Commonwealth Fashion Exchange Reception

Published 19 February 2018

The Countess of Wessex visits Bangladesh to help combat avoidable blindness

Published 22 November 2017

The Chelsea Flower Show 2018

The Countess of Wessex also attended the #ChelseaFlowerShow this evening, where HRH received a posy from NHS volunteer Dor Hastings at the #NHS70 ‘feel good garden’ which celebrates 79 years of the NHS. The garden aims to show the positive impacts gardens can have on mental health. The Countess visited several displays included the @nspcc_official garden, a children’s charity The Countess is Patron.

The Countess of Wessex attends Women’s Network Forum event

Published 2 July 2018

The Earl and Countess of Wessex commemorate Sri Lanka's 70th Anniversary of Independence

Published 7 February 2018

The Countess of Wessex visits the Isle of Wight

Published 15 September 2017

The Royal Wedding

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Earl and Countess of Wessex wave to the newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the start of their Carriage Procession around Windsor. 📷PA

The Countess of Wessex celebrates 70 years of Mencap

Published 8 November 2017

The 70th anniversary of the NHS

Published 5 July 2018

The Countess of Wessex gives a reading of 'Christmas' by John Betjeman, during the annual NSPCC Childline carol concert at St Columba's Church.
HRH is Patron of @nspcc_official, and following the Service she had the chance to meet a number of volunteers, staff and supporters of the charity, including Dame Esther Rantzen, who founded Childline.

The Countess of Wessex opens the London Stock Exchange as part of the Women's Network Forum

Published 7 June 2017

The Countess of Wessex on eliminating avoidable blindness

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The Countess of Wessex visits Pallipõnn Pre-School in Tallinn, which educates children with special educational needs alongside other pupils of the same age, on the first day of her visit to Estonia #RoyalVisitEstonia 🇪🇪

The Countess of Wessex meets Queen's Young Leaders in Malawi

Published 15 March 2017

The Countess of Wessex visits 5th Battalion the Rifles in Estonia

Published 3 May 2017

Stoll Veteran's Carol Concert

The Countess of Wessex chats to members of the Military Wives Choir of South London at the Stoll Veterans Christmas Carol Concert.

Her Royal Highness is Patron of Stoll which has been supporting ex-service personnel who are vulnerable or disabled since 1916.

The Countess of Wessex visits Malawi

Published 14 March 2017

The Countess of Wessex's DofE Challenge blog

Her Royal Highness's daily account of her 445 mile cycle from Edinburgh to London

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The Countess of Wessex visits the Epidermolysis Bullosa cIinic at St Thomas' Hospital

The Countess of Wessex: Charities and patronages

The Countess of Wessex trains for her DofE Diamond Challenge