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During an interview, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, 56, revealed how the family dealt with the lockdown. Joined by her husband, Prince Edward, 57, Sophie revealed the family is lucky to enjoy the large grounds of their Bagshot House home in Surrey. With the benefit of their sprawling grounds, Sophie revealed how the family coped with any tension during lockdown by enjoying the fresh air on the Surrey grounds.
As she told The Daily Telegraph, her daughter Louise, 17, would take herself out on her bike.
Indeed, Sophie would order the family to go outside before coming back to a different mood in the house.
She said: “‘If things were kicking off inside, right from the year dot, I’d say: ‘Right… outside!’ You come back in again and the mood is entirely different.
“‘Louise would take herself off on her bike, and James is very self-motivated to get out, so actually, it was never a struggle.
“‘There were certainly moments when I think we all felt a bit low.
“‘But then you have to sit there and go, hang on – look at our wonderful surroundings, we are very, very lucky, and so many other people are not in that situation.
“‘Had we been sitting in an apartment, you know in a tenement block.
“‘My heart goes out to people in that situation’.”
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Last month, Louise celebrated Her Majesty for helping to eliminate trachoma in Gambia.
In April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced the disease had been eliminated.
According to the WHO, the bacterial infection is a major health problem in 44 countries and around 137 million people are believed to be at risk globally.
Sophie said: “Her Majesty is so supportive of this kind of work.
“For her to have chosen sight as the main pillar of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Fund during its time was so reaffirming.
“She has genuinely taken a personal interest in that work.
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