Rosie Van Cutsem and Lucia Ruck Keene tell us how they’ve channelled their strong sibling bond into an elegant fashion label loved by the Princess of Wales

Rosie (left) and Lucia relax at Lucia’s home, 18th-century Delbury Hall. Rosie’s jacket: Troy London. Sweater: Genevieve Sweeney. Dress: Needle & Thread. Shoes: Essen. Lucia’s blouse: Knatchbull. Trousers: Troy London. Jacket: Me + Em. Shoes: Grenson

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The lifestyles and backgrounds of Rosie Van Cutsem and Lucia Ruck Keene couldn’t be more quintessentially English. The sisters, who grew up in a Regency manor house in deepest Oxfordshire, both live on historic country estates and can claim a royal connection: Rosie’s husband William is godfather to Prince George and a close friend of the Prince of Wales.

But there’s so much more to these elegant sisters than the circles they move in. And as they pose for HELLO!’s exclusive photoshoot beneath the trailing blossom in the grounds of Shropshire’s Delbury Hall, the magnificent 18th-century estate that Lucia calls home, they open up about their bond and how they have channelled their closeness into the success of their clothing brand, Troy London, beloved of the Princess of Wales.

“I try not to be, but I probably am the bossy older sister,” says Rosie, 41, although younger sibling Lucia, 39, appears not to bear any grudges, describing her as “incredibly kind and generous” and adding that she has been “hugely supportive”. Rosie, in turn, says Lucia is “magnetic, incredibly creative, loyal, loving and fun”.