Speaking to The Sun on Sunday at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial this week she laughed off the nickname of "secret weapon", saying: "It’s all very well being a secret weapon but if no one knows, maybe it's too secret.

"I suppose I should take it as a backhanded compliment. 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 are becoming less secretive.

"I just wonder what they are going to describe me as next."

Over the last few years, Sophie – who is a mother of two – has not avoided confronting big problems across the globe and has travelled to dangerous parts of the world to campaign for change and highlight the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war.

Last year, the royal became the first member of the Royal Family to officially visit Chad. 

As a global champion of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda and a supporter of the UK's Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI), Sophie wanted to witness firsthand the impact of the conflict in Sudan, particularly on women and girls, and to help draw attention to the deteriorating situation.

Rebecca English for the Daily Mail previously wrote for the publication how Sophie is a very valued member of the Royal Family, especially in a slimmed-down monarchy.

Lord Ivar Mountbatten, second cousin to the King, told The Daily Mail: "Sometimes I think it's a really thankless position to be in [a member of the Royal Family]. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't, you don't have the right of reply and just have to suck it [the criticism] all up, which can be difficult as there are some pretty miserable people out there."