✨The Times did a great piece on our lovely Duchess of Edinburgh, and I'm posting some of my fav parts.

"Although the duchess 'officially' visited Ukraine at the request of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, a friend who discussed the trip with her says the government was reluctant. 

The visit would not have happened but for the Duchess’s quiet determination. 'The government tried to stop her going to Ukraine, but she wasn’t having any of it,' said the friend. 

A former courtier who worked closely with Sophie said: 'She’s got backbone and good instincts.' Aides say the Duchess plans to continue visiting at least two conflict zones a year."

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