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Why Duchess Sophie Thought It Would Be “Too Upsetting” for the Public If She Attended Princess Diana’s 1997 Funeral

Summary by InStyle
Then the girlfriend of Prince Edward, Sophie Rhys-Jones “had an obvious and reasonable excuse” for skipping.Sophie Rhys-Jones around the time of Princess Diana’s death.Credit: GettyThe GistPrincess Diana died on August 31, 1997—nearly 29 years ago.At the time, Sophie Rhys-Jones—now Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh—was the longtime girlfriend of Prince Edward.Sophie didn’t attend Diana’s funeral at Westminster Abbey because she thought it would be “t…
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InStyle broke the news in United States on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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