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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, was seen wiping away tears last night as Team GB’s cyclists stormed to a world record time in the women’s team sprint. Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell made history on August 5 as they snatched Great Britain’s first ever Olympic medal in the event – with the former hailing the “unreal” achievement on the podium. And Sophie, in her role as patron of the British Cycling Federation, was in the building at France’s National Velodrome as the trio swept to glory. The duchess was pictured beaming – and wiping away tears of joy – in the stands, sporting a …

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