Prince Edward and Sophie postpone visit to Grenada at short notice

No explanation given for change, with royals due to begin platinum jubilee tour of Caribbean on Friday

A planned visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex to Grenada has been postponed at the 11th hour, just one day before the couple embark on their six-day platinum jubilee tour of the Caribbean and weeks after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s controversial visit to the region.

No explanation for the late postponement was given by Buckingham Palace, which followed a consultation with the government of Grenada and on the advice of the governor general.

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Sophie and Edward: what key role after death of Prince Philip could mean

Sophie, who updated public on grieving royal family, and Edward look set to take on increasingly high profiles

In the immediate aftermath of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, the royal who most regularly visited Windsor, gracing television screens and newspaper photographs, was the Countess of Wessex.

Through Sophie, 56, wife of Prince Edward, 57, the public learned how the royal family was navigating its grief.

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