Duchess Sophie has had enough of 'social media doom scrolling' - here's where she finds 'endorphin lifting moments' instead

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh visits the Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival at Lannock Farm, Weston on July 1, 2026.

Many of the royals have been very vocal about their feelings concerning social media and the Duchess of Edinburgh is the latest to share her thoughts. In a deeply personal essay, she's insisted that there are much better ways to find entertainment than "social media doom-scrolling", urging more people to visit some the UK's agricultural shows.

Sophie penned the piece for The Yorkshire Post as Patron of the Association of Show & Agricultural Organisations and started out by acknowledging a sad truth.