Sophie Lascelles

Sophie Amber Pearce
Born (1973-10-01) 1 October 1973
Thorpeness, Suffolk, England
Education Slade School of Fine Art (2005–07)
Middlesex University (1998–2001)
Coventry University (1997–98)
Occupation Photographer
Spouse(s) Timothy Pearce (m. 2011)
Children 1
Parent(s) James Lascelles
Frederica Ann Duhrseen
Relatives George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood (paternal grandfather)
George V (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Queen Elizabeth II (first cousin, twice removed)

Sophie Amber Pearce (néé Lascelles, born 1 October 1973) is an English photographer, and a relative of the current British Royal Family.

Early life and family

Lascelles was born in Thorpeness, the daughter of James Lascelles and his first wife, Frederica Ann Duhrssen. Her paternal grandfather is George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood[1] (the eldest paternal first cousin of the Queen). Lascelles is in the line of succession to the British throne because she's a great-great-granddaughter of King George V. She is a first cousin, twice removed to Queen Elizabeth II through her grandfather, George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood.

Education

From 1997 to 1998, Lascelles studied at the Art and Design Foundation of Coventry University.[2] She attended Middlesex University from 1998 to 2001, where she earned a B.A. in Fine Arts.[2] She then went on to earn her M.F.A. in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Fine Art.[2]

Career

Sophie Lascelles worked with Footsbarn Travelling Theatre in the early 1990s.[3] She also exhibits her photography at studios such as Danielle Arnaud.[4]

Personal life

Sophie married Timothy Pearce (born 1955) on 11 June 2011. They had had a daughter, Lilianda Rose Pearce, the previous year.[5]

Ancestry

References

Preceded by
Tewa Lascelles' son
Line of Succession to the British throne
descended from Mary, daughter of George V
Succeeded by
Jeremy Lascelles
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