As Buckingham Palace shares a new photo of the Duchess of Edinburgh, HELLO! speaks to those who know and work with Sophie closely

Sophie looks happy and relaxed in the Palace-released image, captured by London-based portrait, fashion and commercial photographer Christina Ebenezer at Bagshot Park this month

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has marked her 60th birthday on Monday with the release of a new photograph.

New photo of Duchess of Edinburgh as she marks 60th birthday - The duchess is set to celebrate the milestone at home with the Duke of Edinburgh on Monday at her Bagshot Park home.

A new portrait of the Duchess of Edinburgh has been released to celebrate her 60th birthday. In the picture, taken by London-based fashion photographer Christina Ebenezer earlier this month, Sophie looks relaxed and happy as she perches in a window seat at her Surrey home.

Duchess Sophie was all smiles as she made a special visit to a supermarket tackling food poverty in south London. The Duchess of Edinburgh was snapped in Community Shop's Lambeth store yesterday, Wednesday January 15, to see how it works to tackle the root cause of food insecurity across the country.