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===Titles and styles=== Sophie was [[Style (form of address)|style]]d as "Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex" from her marriage in 1999 to 2023. On 10 March 2019, her husband was created [[Earl of Forfar]], according her the [[Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom#Spouses of peers|title by courtesy]] of Countess of Forfar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/title-earl-wessex|title=Title for the Earl of Wessex|date=10 March 2019|publisher=Royal.uk|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-date=9 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909170952/https://www.royal.uk/new-title-earl-wessex|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was at times referred to as the Countess of Wessex and Forfar, such as at the funerals [[Death and funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|of her father-in-law]] and [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|mother-in-law]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/funeral-duke-edinburgh-0 |title=The Funeral of The Duke of Edinburgh |date=4 December 2017 |publisher=royal.uk |access-date=11 February 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202123217/https://www.royal.uk/funeral-duke-edinburgh-0 |archive-date=2 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/state_funeral_of_her_majesty_queen_elizabeth.pdf|title=Order of Service for The State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II|work=The Royal Family|date=19 September 2022|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=19 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919084548/https://www.royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/state_funeral_of_her_majesty_queen_elizabeth.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 10 March 2023, when her husband was created [[Duke of Edinburgh]] ([[Life peerage|for life]]), she has been known as "Her Royal Highness The [[Duchess of Edinburgh]]".<ref name="Edin-twitter">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/dukedom-edinburgh|title=The King confers The Dukedom of Edinburgh upon The Prince Edward|work=The Royal Family|date=10 March 2023|accessdate=10 March 2023|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310120219/https://www.royal.uk/dukedom-edinburgh|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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