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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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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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Countess of Wessex sits for live sculpture creation

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17th September 2020
The Countess of Wessex sat for a sculptor on Wednesday while the process was streamed online in a bid to raise awareness for the blind and partially sighted.Sitting for Frances Segelman, Sophie adhered to social distancing guidelines to pose for the sculpture. The process was livestreamed on the internet from Segelman’s London studio. The event was broadcast for the Vision Foundation, of…
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Countess of Wessex shares memories of Royal Norfolk Show

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3rd July 2020
The Countess of Wessex has written a letter of support for the Royal Norfolk Show, which had to be cancelled this year due to the pandemic.Sophie wrote of her memories attending last year’s show in her role as Patron of the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations. The association works to promote agricultural, horticultural and countryside shows throughout the United…
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