Duchess Sophie has undertaken a royal first as she paid a surprise one-day visit to Ukraine.
The Duchess of Edinburgh has been seen stepping up more than ever in recent months following King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and her latest overseas trip is a royal first. On 29th April Duchess Sophie became the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in 2022. Her surprise one day visit was undertaken on behalf of the Foreign Office and was to "demonstrate solidarity" with men, women and children who have been impacted by the war with Russia. It was also a continuation of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
