Sophie Wessex started volunteering at a vaccination center during the blockade to help roll out the Covid-19 vaccine across the country.
The Countess of Wessex, 56, who is the Grand President of St John Ambulance and a volunteer with the charity, joined helpers at a center in southwest London on Thursday after completing her training.
She said she was looking forward to working in a practical way during the mass vaccination program, which St John Ambulance is supporting, and is proud to be part of the charity’s growing volunteer team.
During her first shift on Thursday, Sophie was photographed eagerly talking to people and offering support while receiving the Covid-19 jab.
Sophie Wessex, 56, who is the Grand President of St John Ambulance, started volunteering at a Covid-19 vaccination center (photo) in southwest London
Sophie, who is married to the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, was seen providing the patient with guarantees and vital information during the vaccination process.
She wore a green St John Ambulance T-shirt to stand out as a volunteer and remained protected by wearing a disposable face mask during her shift.
A spokeswoman for St John Ambulance said: ‘Like many of our existing and former volunteers, the Countess of Wessex completed the training needed to become a care volunteer in support of the NHS vaccination program.
‘We are delighted to welcome the Countess, as Grand President of St John Ambulance, to a growing team of more than 10,000 volunteers who are now trained and sent to NHS vaccination centers across England in an extraordinary way. collective effort to win the pandemic. ‘
During her first shift on Thursday, the countess was seen talking eagerly to a man (pictured) and providing him with vital information while he was receiving the Covid-19 jab.
St John Ambulance is helping deliver the NHS Covid-19 vaccination program and hopes to train some 30,000 vaccination volunteers by next spring.
Sophie has been at the forefront of the royal family’s response to the ongoing pandemic and has previously been hailed as a ‘royal worker’ for her volunteer work.
Last June, she visited the St John Ambulance operational support center to help organize EPI shipments for ambulance teams and hospitals across the UK.
Speaking about her volunteer work during the crisis, Joe Little, Majesty’s editor-in-chief, said earlier, ‘She’s making a difference in a very discreet, very’ Sophie ‘way.’
Meanwhile, Peregrine Armstrong-Jones of Bentley’s Entertainment, who was helped by royalty to organize meals for NHS workers, told PEOPLE magazine in June last year: ‘There is no fanfare. These are private visits made in your own private time.
“When she leaves our kitchens, she usually starts doing more projects in different hospitals.”
She said she is looking forward to working during the mass vaccination program and is proud to be part of the growing team of St John Ambulance volunteers.
A friend added: ‘She was raised by her parents and there would be no ride for the family. She was not born to be the eldest daughter of a duke and duchess and find a wonderful wedding and polish her headbands.
Last summer, royalty – who is the mother of Lady Louise, 17, and James, Viscount Severn, 13 – also joined the Saints Foundation to pack food and medicine packages for the vulnerable.
Sharing the news on Twitter, the Southampton-based charity posted: ‘We were very pleased with the presence of His Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex, this week, who volunteered with us at @FairShareUk and our Medical Prescription Delivery Service.
‘A real privilege to show the Royal Family how we are transforming lives in and around Southampton.’
Earlier this month, the 56-year-old count of Wessex gave an idea of what the blockade has been like for him and his wife, especially with the home education of their two children.
Sophie’s husband, Prince Edward, revealed that his two children, Lady Louise, 17, and Viscount James, 13, have been ‘chalk and cheese’ when it comes to home schooling (all portrayed in 2019)
Speaking to Sky News, Prince Edward said his teenage children have been ‘chalk and cheese’ when it comes to home schooling, admitting that his daughter Louise has been ‘struggling’, while his younger brother James thinks this is ‘fantastic’ .
The Queen’s youngest son, who lives in Bagshot Park in Surrey, explained: ‘The eldest, Louise, had her GCSEs interrupted last year, so we went through all that pain of just having it all removed suddenly.
‘And so she kind of struggles with online learning a little bit because she prefers to be with everyone … My youngest daughter frankly thinks that being at home and online is fantastic.
“I have to say that the part-time came at the right time, because the frustrations that were beginning to appear were very interesting – and I think we were not the only family to have experienced this. I count our blessings for being lucky where we are. ‘