‘Wonderful’ Duchess Sophie stuns royal fans as she dazzles in major BBC role

Royal fans were speedy to stock their praise of Duchess Sophie arsenic she followed successful the footsteps of Kate Middleton to instrumentality connected an iconic BBC relation successful honour of World Sight Day

The Duchess of Edinburgh delighted fans connected Thursday evening erstwhile she followed successful the footsteps of Kate Middleton to work a peculiar CBeebies Bedtime Story successful honour of World Sight Day.

The milestone juncture saw Sophie, 59, work Specs For Rex by Yasmeen Ismail, which follows the communicative of a small lion who does not privation to deterioration his caller glasses to school. Dressed casually successful a pinkish jumper, tailored trousers and her ain brace of glasses, Sophie heartwarmingly introduced her communicative to small ones watching astatine home, portion holding a brushed artifact mentation of Rex and encouraging them to tune successful for the each important communicative itself.

She said: "Do you oregon does anyone successful your household deterioration glasses? Rex utilized to consciousness a small shy astir wearing his glasses. They'll assistance him to spot better, and they look fabulous, too. Make definite you articulation america for tonight's CBeebies Bedtime Story to find retired however Rex gets connected with his caller specs."

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Fans astatine location were loving the communicative enactment and Sophie’s delivery, with respective adjacent believing she whitethorn person missed her calling by not becoming a teacher! "The Duchess of Edinburgh would person made a fantastic teacher. Her dependable is brushed and soothing,” wrote 1 fan.

A 2nd agreed, adding: "Couldn't hold more! What a gorgeous voice.” Others commented with "Love her voice," and "Beautiful voice".

Meanwhile, 1 instrumentality took a infinitesimal to praise the Duchess for highlighting specified an important and seldom acknowledged issue, arsenic they said: "Wow the Duchess of Edinburgh that's a fantastic idea. Thank you I deliberation each the children each implicit the world volition consciousness much comfy wearing determination glasses to schoolhouse and convey you for each your hard enactment too. You're amazing.”

As good arsenic impressing small ones astatine location - and their parents - Sophie besides took the clip to item the value of World Sight Say, which took spot connected Thursday 10 October, the time the occurrence aired.

Speaking successful a trailer up of the programme, Sophie said: "Millions of america request glasses to spot the satellite clearly. World Sight Day is simply a reminder to each of america to instrumentality attraction of our eyes, whether we request glasses oregon not. Our eyes are precious, and our show is thing to cherish and look after. So, let's retrieve to instrumentality attraction of our eyes this World Sight Day.”

The origin is intelligibly a taxable adjacent to the Duchess’ heart, arsenic she visited Tanzania conscionable past period arsenic a Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

Interestingly, Sophie is acold from the archetypal royal to person work a bedtime communicative connected CBeebies, with the Princess of Wales besides having undertaken the situation backmost successful 2022 erstwhile she work The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson.

The princess, who is the royal patron of Place2Be, a children's intelligence wellness charity, appeared connected the CBeebies amusement to people Children's Mental Health Week, a origin she excessively felt a beardown transportation to.

In addition, a fig of celebrated faces person besides joined the programme implicit the years including stars specified arsenic Tom Hardy, Dolly Parton, Harry Styles and Dave Grohl.