Duchess Sophie visits Ukraine in first trip by British royal since start of war

Home World Duchess Sophie visits Ukraine in first trip by British royal since start of war 30-04-2024 11:51 AM Ammon News - Sophie, Britain's Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife in the first trip to the country by a British royal since the conflict with Russia began, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. Sophie, 59, the wife of King Charles' youngest brother Prince Edward, made the surprise visit on behalf of Britain's Foreign Office to show solidarity with those impacted by the war, the palace said in a statement. Sophie's trip to Ukraine follows previous visits she has made to countries including Kosovo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia to hear first-hand testimonies from victims of conflict-related sexual violence. "I've met so many wonderful Ukrainians ... in the United Kingdom, who have found a home over there," she said, before adding, "their hearts remain here." "They would like to return home one day, and hopefully that will happen," she said. Reuters

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Duchess Sophie visits Ukraine in first trip by British royal since start of war

30-04-2024 11:51 AM

Ammon News - Sophie, Britain's Duchess of Edinburgh, has visited Ukraine, meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his wife in the first trip to the country by a British royal since the conflict with Russia began, Buckingham Palace said on Monday.

Sophie, 59, the wife of King Charles' youngest brother Prince Edward, made the surprise visit on behalf of Britain's Foreign Office to show solidarity with those impacted by the war, the palace said in a statement.

Sophie's trip to Ukraine follows previous visits she has made to countries including Kosovo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia to hear first-hand testimonies from victims of conflict-related sexual violence.

"I've met so many wonderful Ukrainians ... in the United Kingdom, who have found a home over there," she said, before adding, "their hearts remain here."

"They would like to return home one day, and hopefully that will happen," she said.

Reuters

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