Is she the most gorgeous Royal? How a computer database of all her clothes, a £1,000 bike, Kate's designer and a man called 'Quicky' who does up her zips turned Sophie Wessex from frumpy to fabulous

She's just entered that notoriously difficult decade for women - her 50s - when it's so common to find confidence wilting and style looking old hat. And, of course, it's usually at this moment women's waistlines begin the great middle-aged spread. 


So what on earth is the Countess of Wessex's secret? At 51, she looks sleeker, more glamorous and more youthful than she has done for more than a decade. Indeed, an appearance at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show this week saw a radiant Sophie looking trim in an elegant Prada brown and cream dress, with a crisp white cardigan. So how is Sophie seemingly managing to age backwards?