Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh: The Royal Family's Unexpected Savior

_ Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is being hailed as the royal family's most valuable member. Keep reading to learn why... MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news _ According to journalist Hannah Furness, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has become an important member of The Firm through her humanitarian work, including visits to Sudan and Bosnia. "It is difficult work. Vivid, traumatic, and often far, far removed from the soap opera of royal headlines back in Britain," she wrote for The Telegraph. _ The bold work Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh — who is married to King Charles III's brother Prince Edward — is doing is seen as extremely brave. "Not for nothing, but Sophie regularly is called the royal family's 'secret weapon.' The quiet 'savior' of the monarchy, which has been rather lacking in active members of late through little fault of its own," Hannah Furness wrote. "The causes she has chosen to champion are bold, and she is unflinching in talking about the crimes that others might hide in euphemism." _ After being asked if she was the royal family's "secret weapon," Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, downplayed the remark. "I don't see myself in a frontline position per se, that said, admittedly, there are fewer working members of the family these days, so I suppose more and more I'm becoming less secretive," she told The Mirror. "I just wonder what they are going to describe me as next." _ When Prince William ascends the throne, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, will reportedly be "more prominent," within The Firm, Hannah Furness wrote for The Telegraph. _