Sophie, Britain's duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife in the first trip to the country by a British royal since the conflict with Russia began, Buckingham Palace said on April 29. Sophie, 59, the wife of King Charles's youngest brother, Prince Edward, made the surprise visit on behalf of Britain's Foreign Office to show solidarity with those impacted by the war and as part of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, the palace said.
Duchess Sophie Visits Ukraine In First Trip By British Royal Since Start Of War
Duchess of Edinburgh Sophie (left) with the first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, visits the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on April 29.