Princess Sofia of Sweden Has Become A Medical Assistant In An Attempt To Help Fight CoVid-19

Princess Sofia of Sweden has announced through her Instagram account that she is volunteering as a medical assistant at the Sophiahemmet hospital after receiving relevant training to help fight CoVid19. Her post has a picture of her navy blue medical scrubs with the name tag 'SOFIA.'

A post shared by Prinsparet (@prinsparet) on Apr 16, 2020 at 10:56am PDT

Her post reads:

"I am now placed in one of the hospital's care departments, where together with other newly trained colleagues, I support and relieve the healthcare staff with different tasks,"
"To have the opportunity to help at this difficult time is extremely rewarding."

Her responsibilities involve cleaning and assisting patients. Princess Sofia, the wife of Prince Carl Philip, is the honorary chairwoman of the Stockholm hospital. But now, instead of just being a public figure to the hospital, she is officially one of the members of the hospital team. Sweden so far has more than 13,000 confirmed CoVid-19 cases.

Princess Sofia is not the only example of the royal families to take on their public duties in response to the pandemic. In Great Britain, Kate Middleton and Prince William are making daily appearances online. Just a few days ago, Prince William opened up the Nightingale Hospital in Birmingham. Recently, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a discussion on BBC about the effects that the pandemic has on mental health, offering advice on how to handle them. Rumors say that Prince William may also be returning to work as an air ambulance pilot, joining the front lines. In response to the pandemic, the queen so far has given two public speeches, a phenomenon which is rare for Elizabeth's standards. Part of her first speech, which includes her often quoted phrase: "we will meet again," is still being broadcasted in Piccadilly Circus.

After all, the royals' most important duty is to serve as public servants in unprecedented times, when people need the most support. Still, it seems that much more help can be offered, especially given the destructive financial effects society is going to experience.