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Cooking with the Countess: Sophie's scones support Girlguiding and BBC Children in Need

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13th November 2020
The Countess of Wessex gave a cooking demonstration on the Royal Family’s Twitter account this week, baking 55 cheese and bacon scones to help raise awareness for the ‘Act Your Age’ campaign. Sophie participated in the social media challenge in her role as President of Girl Guiding UK, which is partnering with BBC Children in Need for the ‘Act Your Age’ campaign. All funds raised will…
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The Countess of Wessex participates in virtual royal tour of Libya

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28th October 2020
The Countess of Wessex has undertaken an important royal engagement on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth, & Development Office. The Countess participated in engagements related to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which was launched on 26 October by Stephanie Williams, the acting head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. The goal of the Forum is to promote stability and…
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Countess of Wessex discusses accelerating Vision for Everyone at UN event

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17th October 2020
The Countess of Wessex has taken part in a discussion at a United Nations event about accelerating Vision for Everyone in honour of World Sight Day. The Countess is currently self-isolating after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19; however, since the event was held virtually, she was able to still participate alongside political leaders, United Nations (UN) Ambassadors…
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Sophie celebrates World Teachers Day in Surrey

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7th October 2020
The Countess of Wessex marked World Teachers Day with a visit to Stepping Stones School in Surrey on October 5th. The Royal Family social media account shared photos of Sophie visiting with students outside at their Forest School, where they showed the royal aspects of…
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The Countess of Wessex takes part in the Virtual London Marathon in support of her patronage

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4th October 2020
The Countess of Wessex took part in the Virtual London Marathon on Sunday as she joined runners in Windsor Great Park. Her Royal Highness joined Tomas Cardillo-Zallo, a runner who has a learning disability, to run part of his 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon route in support of the UK’s leading learning disability charity Mencap.   Sophie, who has been Patron of…
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