Rhys-Jones, So ‧ phie /riːs ˈdʒəʊnz, ˈsəʊfi/ BrE AmE
(1965–) the wife of Prince Edward, who she married in 1999. She worked as a ↑ public relations ↑ consultant , but left this job in 2001 after comments she made about Members of Parliament and the Royal Family appeared in a newspaper. Her official title is Countess of Wessex.