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As the coronavirus pandemic continues, precautions are being taken to safeguard Queen Elizabeth's health, as her age puts her at risk for severe illness should she contract COVID-19. But despite social distancing at Windsor Castle, the British monarch is continuing to work, and to take her duties seriously.

Yesterday, she joined her daughter-in-law, Sophie the Countess of Wessex, on a video call for a conversation to mark World Sight Day. Sophie is the Global Ambassador for the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, a cause close to her heart as her daughter Lady Louise has overcome a condition of the eyes known as strabismus.

"Her squint was quite profound when she was tiny and it takes time to correct it," Sophie shared in an interview several years ago. "You've got to make sure one eye doesn't become more dominant than the other but she's fine nowher eyesight is perfect."

Per Buckingham Palace, the pair of royal women spoke with leaders in the eye health fields, "about the powerful impact that good quality eye care can have on peoples livesenabling children to benefit from education; working adults to keep their jobs; and older people to participate in their families and communities."

The group also "discussed the challenges the sector has faced during recent months as a result of the global pandemic," and "shared their hopes for the future and the opportunities and innovations that will continue to improve eye care and strengthen eye health in the next decade."

News of the video call comes shortly after Buckingham Palace confirmed that Sophie is self-isolating following contact with someone who subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.

Earlier today a spokesperson released the following statement:

She has not been in physical contact with her mother-in-law Queen Elizabeth since she was in contact with said person.

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