Duchess Sophie receives new honour

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Duchess Sophie receives new honour
Duchess Sophie receives new honour

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh has received a new honour, previously held by her father-in-law Prince Philip, a royal expert has disclosed.

Royal expert Rebecca English took to X, formerly Twitter handle and revealed, “The Duchess of Edinburgh has been announced as the new Royal Patron of global children’s charity Plan International UK (following on from The late Duke of Edinburgh).”

Duchess Sophie receives new honour

Sharing the photos of Sophie, she further said, “The Duchess visited the Chad-Sudan border last month to witness firsthand the impact of conflict.”

According to royal family, the Duchess of Edinburgh is dedicated to her role as Patron of over 70 charities and organisations.

Each year, Sophie undertakes hundreds of visits to schools, hospitals, military bases, charities and community groups to see their work first-hand and to highlight it to the wider world.

In October, she visited the Republic of Chad, becoming the first Member of the Royal Family to officially visit the nation.

Before departing Adré, the Duchess also visited mobile protection units run by Plan International and funded by the UK. 

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