The Duchess of Edinburgh revealed more about her family's unusual pet as she paid a visit to a Surrey-based charity which supports over 8,000 people with sight and hearing loss in the county.
Sophie, 58, visited Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey in Fetcham on Wednesday, where she spoke to a group of blind and vision impaired children about the artwork they were making.
The royal, who looked elegant in a cream Max Mara coat and a blue ME + EM shirt dress, chatted about her three dogs and a tortoise who loves grapes, whose name she revealed to be Marmite.
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© Mark LewisSophie's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, previously disclosed that the couple and their two children, Lady Louise Windsor, 19, and the Earl of Wessex, 15, share their Bagshot Park home with a tortoise during lockdown. See what he had to say about Marmite the tortoise in the clip below…
As well as speaking with staff and service users at the charity's offices, the Duchess joined a real-time 'Let's Talk Tech' session. These online monthly sessions cover a range of topics and show attendees how to use specialist software that will allow anyone with a Vision Impairment to continue using their mobile phone, computer and iPad, to stay connected in a world with many accessibility barriers.
Clare Burgess, Chief Executive of Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey said of their royal visitor: "It was a privilege and great honour to introduce The Duchess to some of our service users, volunteers and staff and highlight the crucial work we do supporting people who are blind, vision impaired, Deaf, hard of hearing and those with a combined sight and hearing loss."
© Mark LewisSensory Services by Sight for Surrey is a charity that supports people who are blind, vision impaired, Deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing to lead independent lives.
The charity was founded in 1922 when it started assisting vision impaired soldiers returning from war and has continued to help people in Surrey with sight and hearing loss.
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