The incident forced Sophie to step back from her business.
It also made her focus on living a life without drama.
She has worked hard to follow all the rules of protocol and avoid any misstep.
On a few occasions over the years, she has worn outfits that were not appropriate for her station.
“There was thought in that.
From a certain perspective, it might have even seemed that Sophie was trying to upstage the queen.
TheDaily Maillater called the outfit, “a non-starter,” and it was.
Luckily, Sophie wore much more neutral garb to future horse races.
As luck would have it, Princess Catherine also happened to arrive in a red dress.
Prince William’s other half donned a long-sleeved, ankle-length, glittery frock in a rich shade of crimson.
Instead, it was a battle of red dresses.
However, Catherine saved the moment by gracefully greeted Sophie with a kiss on both cheeks.
The situation was likely helped by the fact thatCatherine and Sophie have long had a good relationship.
Unfortunately for Sophie, however, Easter Sunday is a church event.
Some Christians even likely felt that Sophie’s garb was disrespectful to their beliefs.
As Jan Moor wrote for the Daily Mail, “First, ask yourself this.
If the Countess of Wessex’s Easter outfit could speak, what would it be saying?
It would be screaming: ‘Look at me!’
It would be shouting: ‘Move over, Kate.'”
For Sophie’s image, these sorts of articles were disastrous.
After all, the royal has been known to have something of a green thumb.
The only problem with this custom?
Sophie is almost never dressed for the occasion.
Instead, she must follow protocol and opt for a long flowing dress or an ankle-length skirt.
First of all, you have to be completely inappropriately dressed.
I’m always inappropriately dressed …
But normally I sink, teetering across in high-heeled shoes wearing something not geared up for gardening.”
Clearly, she takes the digs about her digging uniform in stride.
