Duchess Sophie takes major royal mission during Caribbean visit - The News International

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh has taken on an important royal engagement in Antigua and Barbuda.

As the global ambassador, Sophie highlighted the importance of eye health. She visited the Caribbean nation to attend the inaugural Global Summit for Eye Health, organised alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The official Instagram handle of the British royal family posted photos from Sophie's visit on Thursday. The pictures showed the Duchess Sophie at an eye examination facility.

For the visit, Sophie dressed in a navy blue outfit. The engagement was connected to her role as Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

The caption of the post read: "As Global Ambassador for the @IAPB, The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Antigua and Barbuda to attend the inaugural Global Summit for Eye Health, held alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting."

It further revealed that Sophie "met cataract patients, surgeons and nurses who recently trained in India through the Cure Blindness programme," at the local eye clinic.

"If treated with low cost and effective interventions the rewards are huge," she added.