Royal Family News: Sophie Wessex Finally Meets 90-Year-Old Pandemic Phone Buddy

British royal family news shows that today was a special day for two very special ladies who finally had the opportunity to meet after forging a phone call friendship. The meeting came about between Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and her phone friend, Edna Farley who also happened to be celebrating her 90th birthday.

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Both Sophie and Prince Edward met with Farley who has been chatting with Sophie since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their phone calls are under the umbrella of the NHS Volunteer Responders program. The meeting was understandably emotional and both ladies wiped away tears. Sophie said, “How many times have we said, ‘It’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen’?” in a video shared to the official Royal Family Twitter account.

March 10 is also Prince Edward’s birthday so the meet-up had extra special significance. “I thought, ‘This is meant to be,” Sophie said.

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“It is,” Farley agreed. “Who else gets anything like this for their 90th birthday?” Upon saying goodbye the women shared a hug but Sophie reminded Farley that they will chat again next week.

Kate Middleton and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall have also reached out to U.K. residents who were self-isolating under the rules of the Covid pandemic. Len Gardner is a full-time caregiver to his wife who has Alzheimer’s, and he disclosed that he and Kate had several phone calls in 2020.

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Gardner and Kate were connected by the Royal Voluntary Service, and his first question was, what should he call Kate? The down to earth royal said, “Call me Catherine,” he told The Sun, remarking that Kate made him feel at ease instantaneously.

“After the first two sentences I didn’t feel like I was talking to someone so important,” he said, but prior to that he said he was “flabbergasted” to learn Kate would be on the other end of call. He noted that their first conversation was in May 2020 and lasted about half an hour. The two bonded over their love of Italian food and during their first talk Kate told him that she was watching her kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte play outside. Shortly after the call, Kate sent her phone buddy a brand new pasta machine and flour.

He said, “I can tell you, this lady you see on television that goes into the crowds and talks to people — what you see is what you get,” he said. “She is a very, very nice person.”

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