The Duchess of Edinburgh announces her first TV role
Sophie, The Duchess of Edinburgh has announced her latest role - reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story to mark World Sight Day on Thursday 10 October.
Sophie follows in the footsteps of the Princess of Wales, then The Duchess of Cambridge, who read a CBeebies Bedtime Story in 2022.
The book Sophie will read is called Specs For Rex by Yasmeen Ismail. It tells the story of a little lion called Rex who doesn't want to wear his new glasses to school. While he tries to hide them from his school friends, the big, round, red glasses prove too tricky to hide. By the end of the story, Rex's specs end up winning him a gold star, a new friend and most importantly, help him to see better.
Passionate about supporting the sight loss community and eliminating avoidable blindness, in a trailer for the CBeebies programme, Sophie says, “Millions of us need glasses to see the world clearly. World Sight Day is a reminder to all of us to take care of our eyes, whether we need glasses or not. Our eyes are precious, and our sight is something to cherish and look after. So, let’s remember to take care of our eyes this World Sight Day.”
Other celebrities who have read CBeebies Bedtime Stories in the past include Tom Hardy, Harry Styles, James Norton, Dolly Parton, Stephen Fry, Suranne Jones and Vicky McClure, to name just a few!
Watch Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's CBeebies Bedtime Story at 6.50pm on Thursday 10 October on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer.
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