Duchess Sophie meets WHO chief after Meghan Markle in Geneva

Duchess Sophie has held a crucial meeting with Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes two days after he honoured Meghan Markle in Geneva.

On Monday, he shared a photo with Meghan and tweeted, “Delighted to present Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, with a @WHO field vest as a gesture of my regard for her commitment to promoting and protecting people’s health.”

A day after Meghan’s visit, Duchess Sophie arrived in Geneva.

Sophie is the Global Ambassador of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.

The agency shared photo of Sophie with Tedros Adhanom on Instagram and said, “We were honoured to welcome our Global Ambassador, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh, to the 79th World Health Assembly, where The Duchess spoke about the need for urgent action on avoidable sight loss.”

It further said Duchess spoke about the fact that more than 1 billion people are living with preventable or treatable sight loss.

This week in Geneva marks an important step on the road to the first-ever Global Summit for Eye Health in Antigua and Barbuda later this year, where world leaders will come together to make measurable commitments for change.

Commenting on the post, one royal fan said, “The Duchess of Edinburgh is a beautiful and valuable member of our Royal Family. I am sure that she made a very interesting speech.”