Sophie's hug for little Sophie: The Countess of Wessex gives cute three-year-old a cuddle during visit to Army medics

By Lucy Waterlow

PUBLISHED: 10:37 EST, 2 November 2012 | UPDATED: 22:21 EST, 2 November 2012


For any young girl, meeting a member of Royalty is an exciting and daunting occasion.

But as this picture shows, things couldn't have gone better for three-year-old Sophie Lewis.

After presenting the Countess of Wessex with a bunch of flowers yesterday, the smartly dressed toddler received a hug.

Cute: Three-year-old Sophie Lewis receives a hug after giving flowers to the Countess of Wessex

Cute: Three-year-old Sophie Lewis receives a hug after giving flowers to the Countess of Wessex

Are those for me? The Countess was delighted to receive a bouquet from Sophie Lewis
Are those for me? The Countess was delighted to receive a bouquet from Sophie Lewis

Are those for me? The Countess was delighted to receive a bouquet from Sophie Lewis

On trend: The Countess of Wessex wore a bright purple dress with matching hat she she met Army medics
On trend: The Countess of Wessex wore a bright purple dress with matching hat she she met Army medics

On trend: The Countess of Wessex wore a bright purple dress with matching hat she she met Army medics

Honour: Sophie presented Afghanistan operational service medals to Army nurses who had just returned from operations in Helmand

Honoured: Sophie presented Afghanistan operational service medals to Army nurses who had just returned from operations in Helmand

And with the tot wearing almost identical colours to Sophie, the pair looked picture perfect as they posed for pictures.

Sophie wore a bright purple dress with matching hat as she visited Army medics in Aldershot.

In her role as Colonel in Chief, the Countess presented Afghanistan operational service medals to Army nurses from 22 Field Hospital, who have just returned from operations in Helmand.

Sophie wore a black jacket over her purple dress and had her hair pulled back in a sleek bun.

She smiled broadly as she posed for pictures with the Army medics but saved her biggest smile for a little girl, also called Sophie, who presented her with a bouquet of flowers as she left.

The three-year-old showed she is a mini fashionista in the making by also wearing the same shade as the Countess.

The colour is in vogue after the Queen wore the shade when she visited the rebuilt Jubilee Gardens in London last week.

The Countess was happy to pose for pictures with the Army medics during her visit

All smiles: The Countess was happy to pose for pictures with the Army medics during her visit

Queen of style: Her majesty was the first royal to step out in the shade last week as she visited the rebuilt Jubilee Gardens in London
Queen of style: Her majesty was the first royal to step out in the shade last week as she visited the rebuilt Jubilee Gardens in London

Queen of style: Her majesty was the first royal to step out in the shade last week as she visited the rebuilt Jubilee Gardens in London - and even had a colour co-ordinated umbrella

Her majesty chose a bright purple coat with matching accessories including an on-trend fedora-style felt hat and a purple-trimmed umbrella for the occasion which was part of her Diamond Jubiliee celebrations.

And it's not just the royals who are donning the shade. Pippa Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, also chose the colour at her recent book launch.

The author wore a plum Roksanda Ilincic wool-crepe dress, which costs £815, to mark the release of her party guide, Celebrate. The dress was one of four she wore that day.

Sophie's purple outfit was a style set up from her last public appearance when she wore camouflage-patterned body armour and a hard hat. She wore the military gear as she watched members of the three Armed Services participate in her military skills competition in Paderborn, Germany, earlier this month.

First of four dresses: Pippa Middleton also donned the shade with this plum Roksanda Ilincic wool-crepe dress, which costs £815, at her book launch last week

First of four dresses: Pippa Middleton also donned the shade with this plum Roksanda Ilincic wool-crepe dress, which costs £815, at her book launch last week



 

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While Pippa's dress is lovely and I wouldn't mind a mention of it along with price and where to buy, she does not belong in an article about the Countess of Wessex and Her Majesty. At most she can be placed along side of her sister but never along side of her sister's grandmother-in-law!

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So the paper adds in a picture of Pippa and it is her fault???????

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Sophie improves with time...she is looking lovely, gracious and relaxed. Pippa is NOT royal, and not even attractive, who cares about someone who cashes in on the fact her sister married into the Royal Family? She has no merits of her own. Louise, Tasmania, Australia

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For God's sakes, STOP showing photos of Pippa Middleton in articles purporting to be of the Royal Family.. She has nothing at all to do with lovely and classy Countess Sophie. So why in the world have you stuck her photo here? She is nor a member of the Royal Family. and all your wishful thinking won't make that a reality. I'm quite frankly sick to death of the Middletons. Give it a rest, please. Just give it a rest..

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Stop with the Pippa Bad enough stories about her but now you are including Pippa pictures with the Royal Family,

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bph1964...........get your facts straight!!!!!!!!!!!That was Fergie.........

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Catherine, on the other hand has yet to make any such gaffs. - - andreasmcc , London, United Kingdom, 03/11/2012 21:22. Right. And the nude pictures were just part of an ordinary royal day. And keeps her head down? Really? Is that why she so often accompanies the Queen, and toured Canada with her husband (not reported by DM), carried out royal engagements and so on. Truly hiding from the world.

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It's amazing just how many times Pippa manages to get her name and photo in an article about the Royal Family. Does she pay the media to photograph her?

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"Sophie is a credit to the Royal Family...Catherine please take note...Grace" Have you ever read anything about the collpase of her PR company and the Fake Sheikh debacle Grace? Sophie embarrassed the royals well and truly with her antics and that is why she now keeps her head down. Catherine, on the other hand has yet to make any such gaffs.

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lovely photo of her and the little girl .in their purple dresses. Sophie seems to be a quiet unassuming member of the royal family and comes across as lovely. She certainly is pretty Just what is Pippa doing though as she is not royalty nor is she wearing purple .

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