'Super Sophie' sparks royal frenzy as she takes on key role in stylish wrap coat

The Duchess of Edinburgh has stepped out of the royal shadow as fans appear delighted as she takes on key role.

By Lauren Welch, Royal Reporter based in London

Duchess Sophie takes on lead royal role today in London

Duchess Sophie takes on lead royal role today in London (Image: GETTY)

The Duchess of Edinburgh has sparked a royal frenzy as she stepped out alongside the South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, in London.

The royal, who is known to have become a firm favourite amongst fans, accompanied the Korean President at the Royal Society on Wednesday morning.

Today marks the President and First Lady's second official day of their visit to the UK.

Sophie looked sophisticated as she wore a black longline coat to the outing at the independent scientific academy in London.

After videos of the royal arriving circulated on social media, royal fans took to expressing their delight at seeing Sophie take on a more prominent role within the monarchy.

Sophie's latest outing saw her attend a round table discussion on how to collectively strengthen the role of basic science to advance humanity at the Royal Society.

Although she is one of the lesser-seen royals, Sophie's style still often catches the eyes of royal fans.

For today's outing, Sophie chose to pair warmth with style in the form of a black wrap coat from Chloe, along with a blue v-neck corduroy dress from Aspiga Victoria. For shoes, she donned tan-leather Carina knee-high boots from Reiss.

The royal accessorised with a Sophie Habsburg blue Cleo clutch bag and Cassandra Goad Love the Live Quote Pendant necklace, which showed the initials of her husband and two children.

Sophie was chosen to accompany Korean President

Sophie was chosen to accompany South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol in London (Image: GETTY)

Taking to social media, one royal fan described her as "Super Sophie", clearly happy to see her out-and-about.

The fan wrote on X - formerly known as Twitter: "So happy to see Super Sophie being given the chance to take the lead today! [heart-eyes emoji].

"Like Anne - Sophie and Edward are such an asset to the Royal family, and it's great to see them both thriving in their new roles."

A second fan, also praising the royal, wrote: "A stateswoman, indeed! The Duchess of Edinburgh does a lot of work and her advocacies too are relatable and impactful.

duchess sophie in london today

Fans were delighted to see Sophie take on a lead role (Image: GETTY)

"She may not always get vast coverage but she's certainly [getting] the work done. She's lovely and dutiful!"

Another fan pointed out how "lovely" it is to see the Duchess of Edinburgh.

A fourth fan simply described her as "Sweet Sophie", alongside some pictures taken during the engagement.

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