As the royal family resumes their in-person royal engagements this week, after a three-month lockdown, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex went to the Childline NSPCC HQ to volunteer as a counselor.
The Queen's daughter-in-law took the day shift at the call center to talk to vulnerable kids under 19 years old during this COVID-19 pandemic. She also listened to the staff about the service they provide in this crisis center, especially during this most challenging time when they had to change its usual 24-hour service to night times only because of the strict restrictions before London reopened again.
According to Daily Mail, Sophie has been a patron of Childline since 2016. She promoted this facility in March just as the coronavirus pandemic was escalating and said that parents and children can find many resources from the site's official website to help them get through the long stay-at-home period.
Meanwhile, whether the royal family had engagements or not, Sophie made several trips outside of her home to volunteer at various feeding charities. On Friday, the Countess of Sussex was at The Saints Foundation to pack food and prescription parcels to be given to families in need.
The charity shared photos on their Twitter account of Prince Edward's wife's most recent visit. They also posted a video clip of the Countess of Wessex. Prior to this, both the Earl and Countess of Wessex also volunteered to pack care packages for the NHS workers.
Many royal observers say that Sophie has been emerging as the one royal family member that Queen Elizabeth could count on. Some love Sophie for being able to work quietly and without any media mileage.
In early June, Sophie said in an interview with The Times that it took her five years to find her footing and adjust to her royal life after she married Prince Edward. She said that she had to scale down the expectations she had for herself, as she would likely be overwhelmed by her royal work. She though that she could do a lot more because she was used to volunteering even before she became a royal.
Sophie also revealed that her children, Lady Louise and James, the Viscount Severn, are likely not going to follow in their parents' footsteps and become working royals. The countess said that she hopes her kids will decide to find a different career when they are of age.
