The Duchess of Edinburgh is undertaking an official visit to South and Central America from 1 to 19 November 2025. The Duchess is visiting Peru, Panama, Guatemala and Belize at the request of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. On November 11, the Duchess attended a meeting with Indigenous Women’s Rights Defenders in Iquitos, where she met indigenous women from the Awajún, Shipibo-Konibo, and Kukama Kukamiria peoples.
Later, the Duchess attended a dinner marking the UK’s first year of implementing the Biodiverse Landscape Fund programme, which encourages bio-business value chains and sustainable production in the Andes–Amazon region.
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the Duchess of Edinburgh visited the Palm Tree Management Group of the 20 de Enero community, located in the Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve in Peru. The National Reserve is a protected area located in the region of Loreto.
Very lovely and practical outfits for these visits. We have seen both dresses below and they work just as well this time. Quite a long tour to many countries. She’s a marvel!
ReplyDeleteI believe there’s a typo in the visit dates, as surely Sophie was still in London for the Remembrance Sunday on 9th November. Perhaps the trip is from 11th until 19th November?
DeleteIn any case, all clothes so far look very appropriate for the visit. I will never love her espadrilles, but she clearly does!
Parmi les tenues qu’elle a ramenées dans ses bagages, c’est la robe à fond blanc imprimée de motifs roses et verts qui a ma préférence ; j’aime également sa pochette !
ReplyDeleteDuchess Sophie's clothes are all rewear. She should take care of her hair, it starts to look like Queen Maxima's. The Lexy London dress is the best dress on these pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nasty comment.. curieus about your hair…
DeleteI agree with anon 14:59. There is no need for personal attacks. I don't agree that her hair looks bad, either. She is outside in warm, dry weather with a breeze blowing. That is all you see. This is not the place for a professionally styled updo. She looks fine.
Delete13:08 I find your criticism ignorant of context. Her visit is to developing nations and her habit is not to dress luxuriously but simply. She brushes and neatens her hair and that’s it. That is VERY well taken care of and very appropriate. Trying to perfect with hairspray etc is not common in Europe and certainly not in humid developing nations.
Delete@ Anon. 14:59, 18:55, 07:34
DeleteIf it was Queen Maxima you were the first to say she didn't washed or brushed her hair. On these pictures there is no difference between the hairdo of both royal ladies. By the way 14:59 my hair is fine, but that is not the subject here.
The Lexy London dress with its self-belt looks like an outfit good enough to make a short trip to the grocery at the corner to do the shopping, before putting one's hair up in a bun and choosing another outfit to go out and meet people. - The Beulah dress is much better for an allover print than the first one, and I am happy to see that she wears normal shoes with it instead of her summer espadrilles. - But the trousers with that little-girl-small-flowers blouse - both are really, really bad. The trousers like pulled out of a charity box, too short, crumpled, formless, the shoes remind me of the huge ones worn after a foot accident or operation. - The common connecting feature in all three outfits: Beautiful Sophie seems to imagine that puffy sleeves were a an excellent feature for her, even better when combined with ruffles and flowers: the more the better. This makes me really sad because I find her lovely, but I can't escape the impression that she acts out her inner little girl, the one we all have but do not display in our clothing.
ReplyDelete13:32 I find your criticism has been made without thinking of where she is and who she’s meeting. The first dress is absolutely apt for the context.
DeleteWhat is happening to British royal ladies? Totally uninspired lately. First dress was at best suited for a quick grocery trip. The Beulah dress is a better one, still way too busy of a ditsy print. The blouse has to be a gift from locals, otherwise I can’t imagine she intentionally made that choice.
ReplyDeleteI understand the desire to reflect local culture-but this isn’t the way to go about it. Cheap fabrics and busy prints are just that - low quality and distasteful.
High hopes for a better showing tomorrow.
CH
Anon 13:32 would like to state that she is not identical with CH 14:39 - the "trip to the grocery" association with Sophie's first dress was just an identical sparkle in us, showing that there must exist an inborn preference in women to dress unbecomingly when going to the grocery. :-)))
DeleteLa pochette tressée (photo 3) est jolie. J'adore ses lunettes de soleil !
ReplyDeleteElle va faire un beau voyage. Paloma.
I think the Lexy London print works well. It is a bunting print but gives a tribal vibe. I don't care for the Beulah dress. It is too much--all flowers and sleeves. I like her pants the best. The cuffed hem is perfect and she is wearing cute shoes that go well with the pants. She immediately looks slimmer and I appreciate royals who wear casual clothes. Many times they look better than when dressed up. This is the case with Sophie. I think a different blouse would have been better, but these simple pants give some balance.
ReplyDeleteThese are rewears, so true her preferred silhouette…long, puffy sleeves and floral. She seems to be a tower of strength and stability, so I personally wish she would leave the little girl/old lady pieces behind and wear modern, structured clothes in more saturated colors to reflect her beauty.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am in the minority in that I like all 3 outfits and I like her shoes with the pants. The loose blouse maybe could have been a white shirt style, but this is feminine and has a nice collar. I like that she pushed the puffy sleeves up on the Beulah dress, better than lower. The comment on her hair, it is fine, the weather is hot and humid and she is out about, very natural.
ReplyDeleteI like both dresses particularly love the Beulah, I don't feel the pattern is too much. Her casual wear, I love, perfect for the occasion. This is a great tour, the Duchess is doing marvelous work, I admire her very much.
ReplyDeleteWhat Ava said. The duchess wears these dresses very well. They suit her and the work she is doing, with such ease a grace makes her look all the more beautiful.
DeleteCan Sophie speak spanish?
ReplyDeleteThe Beulah dress is the nicest and most flattering. It seems as if it’s being worn at the right length looking at the model. I just wish Sophie would do something with her hair. Maybe a soft perm, would be better suited and more easily managed.Though in her defence It looks like she has a cowlick section on the front of her hair,which can be a problem to style.
ReplyDeleteLowri.
Many comments here expecting a hard working relatable Princess representing her government in poor countries to be dressed to the nines. That would be completely inappropriate and that is why she has not done that. Think further on her purpose and meetings then recheck the clothes which are all very correct.
ReplyDeleteLovely Sophie tends to wearing awfull dresses, and on these vistits chooses for comfortable clothes.
ReplyDeleteI am full of admiration though that she does these visits all alone!
I do not agree with some of the comment above; I find the choice of clothes perfect, I love the trousers and blouse (I would like to get them for myself!) and I cannot see any problem with her hair! She is also good at choosing accessories that gives a nice touch. Sophie is a diamond and a very important asset to the Royal household, IMHO.
ReplyDelete@07.43 'awful dresses' is your opinion and I disagree - @07.37, well said, totally agree.
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