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The countess - who is married to Prince Edward - has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) by Queen Elizabeth, who is head of the armed forces, and met with Master General Lieutenant General Paul Jaques and Colonel Jason Phillips to formally receive the title on Wednesday (30.03.22)
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is said to be "extremely honoured" to have been given one of the Duke of Edinburgh s former military roles, Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers