The smart set’s talking about... ‘Big Suze’ Sophie’s new charity role

WITH Harry and Meghan 5,000 miles away, the Queen could do with some new active members of ‘The Firm’. So who better than another talented and beautiful actress?

I hear Lady Frederick Windsor, better known as Sophie Winkleman, has taken on a patronage this week — and admirers hope it could be the first of many. Sophie — whose husband, Lord Freddie, is a great-grandson of George V — has joined the Children’s Surgery Foundation which raises money for hospital equipment.

‘We feel greatly honoured that Lady Frederick Windsor has kindly agreed to join our charity as Royal Patron,’ says chairman Munther Haddad. Sophie says: ‘I am thrilled to come on board.’ The Cambridge graduate, 39, is the half-sister of Strictly host Claudia Winkleman and best known for her role as Big Suze in the cult sitcom Peep Show. She’s continued to act since marrying the son of Prince Michael of Kent at Hampton Court Palace in 2009.

A friend insists: ‘Sophie isn’t angling to take on royal duties.’