The royals joined puppies training to become guide dogs for The Big Help Out on the Monday after King Charles’ coronation.
It’s a damn good day to be a royal!
prince edward and sophieThe Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were joined by cute puppies on Monday as part of The Big Help Out, a national day of volunteering in the UK to honor the coronation of king charles and queen camilla.
The animal-loving royals visited a temporary center in Reading organized by the guide dogs organization. Sofia is a pattern of guide dogs, which offers trained canine companions to UK residents living with sight loss. At the temporary center, Edward and Sophie greeted the staff, and their adorable four-legged students, and took part in a training class.
“Today we gave a warm welcome to Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, who visited our reading center as part of the initiative focused on volunteering, @TheBigHelpOut23that encourages people to try volunteering for a charity in the local community,” she tweeted. guide dogs.
“The Duke and Duchess met Hollie, Lucy, Luker, Nyla and Sunny, who will change their lives in the future, and their volunteer puppy raisers at a special training class that celebrated the weekend festivities with coffee with the coronation theme”, Guide Dogs added on Twitter.
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The training class was held in a coronation-themed cafe setting, providing a valuable lesson for the soon-to-be-working pups.
“The interactive class focused on skills to help pups on their journey to becoming a guide dog and activities included participating in a recall session; food manners and how to refocus pups in a cafeteria situation” . Guide dogs tweeted.
As a patron of the guide dog organization, it’s not the first time the Duchess of Edinburgh has reached out and…pawSonal with future guide dog graduates. In 2021, Sophie got down to business with guide dogs in training, cuddling with some extra cuddly pups.
Prince Edward and Sophie weren’t the only royals to take part in The Big Help Out; prince william and Kate Middleton made volunteering a family affair on Monday. Royalty brought three children from him. prince george9, princess charlotte8 and prince louis5 — in his first official royal engagement — Volunteering with the 3rd Upton Scout Group in Slough.
It is a cause close to Kate, who is the co-chair of the Scout Association.
The family helped the Scouts renovate their Scout Hut by helping dig, plant, sand, and paint.
prince william she climbed into the control seat of a large excavator while her children took turns sitting on her lap with the equipment.
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prince george used a drill to work on a project, while princess charlotte did some painting, and prince louis he dumped dirt into a wheelbarrow on his own.
The family also took turns archery. Kate looked like an expert as she took aim; after all, she had tried before. During a 2016 visit to Bhutanroyalty shot a bow and arrow at heels.
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But it was princess charlotte that hit the mark, says Matt Hyde, CEO of Scouts and co-founder of Big Help Out.
“Both George and Louis were good shots too, and the princess is also quite an experienced archer, it seems,” Hyde said. “It was wonderful that they also had such a good time with the Scouts, it’s what we do. We help other people, we have fun and we learn skills.”
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