The Countess of Wessex (left) showed off her trim figure in a Bruce Oldfield outfit at last week’s Derby. Kate (right) attending a friend’s wedding.
The Countess of Wessex has hired a personal trainer to help her keep up with the younger members of the Royal Family. Prince Edward’s 46-year-old wife has undertaken gruelling sessions at their home in Bagshot, Surrey, to regain her svelte figure. ‘Sophie is working out regularly and is in great shape,’ says a friend. ‘She feels she has to keep up with Kate and the young Princesses and she doesn’t want to be ruled out as a middle-aged Royal just yet.’ Sophie suffered a fall while out horse riding in April, breaking a rib in the process. Ordered to take it easy, the Countess was upset to find she gained some weight and, once recovered, she contacted a personal trainer to visit her at home. ‘She goes out most days to train at Bagshot where they have 90 acres of land,’ says the friend. And the stylish Countess revealed that the hard work has had an instant impact when she showed off her trim and toned figure in a Bruce Oldfield outfit at last week’s Derby. It proved that despite the glamorous new addition to the Royal Family, she is still a leading light in the fashion stakes. A friend said: ‘It’s a real change. Sophie used to be unconcerned about her looks and figure, but she’s now taking more interest. Everyone has been saying how good she looks and she is enjoying wearing more adventurous clothes.’ Sophie broke her rib just days before the Royal Wedding when she fell from her mount while out riding with the Queen. The Countess is close to her horse-mad mother-in-law, but is not as accomplished a rider. Sophie, whose daughter Lady Louise Windsor was a bridesmaid at Kate and William’s Westminster Abbey nuptials, was apparently bandaged up and in ‘a lot of pain’ at the ceremony. Meanwhile, Kate told guests at a recent gala dinner how she was incredibly happy since tying the knot in April even though she sometimes finds her new royal role “surreal.” One guest at the exclusive bash at London’s Kensington Palace told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Kate said she was ‘loving it’ when asked what married life was like. She added that it was surreal sometimes but that’s to be expected. “She said she was totally and blissfully happy and her eyes lit up whenever William’s name was mentioned. The pair are clearly so in love.” The onlooker added: “It was the most extravagant, ostentatious, over-the-top bash you can ever imagine with bankers splashing their cash like there’s no tomorrow. It was not the sort of occasion you would normally associate with royalty. But Kate and Wills took it in their stride like true professionals.”
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