Prince Harry and Meghan Markle can be seen waving to car passengers and helping children with their backpacks in a new video of their first charity outing since lockdown. Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 39, both wearing face coverings, distributed supplies, clothes and nappies at a drive-through run by Los Angeles charity Baby2Baby, which … Read more
Sophie the shop girl! Countess of Wessex helps out at a children’s hospice charity shop as she continues her volunteering efforts amid the COVID-19 crisis Sophie Wessex, 55, has spent time with volunteers at Weybridge charity shop The Countess of Wessex is the patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices She gave a helping hand at … Read more
Johnny Vegas has revealed volunteering during the UK coronavirus lockdown has helping him grieve for his late parents. The comedian, 49, admitted he was left feeling ‘resentful’ when he lost his father Laurence in March 2017 from bladder cancer, followed by his mother Patricia, who died in ‘peacefully her sleep’ last November. During an interview with … Read more
Johnny Vegas has revealed volunteering during the UK coronavirus lockdown has helping him grieve for his late parents. The comedian, 49, admitted he was left feeling ‘resentful’ when he lost his father Laurence in March 2017 from bladder cancer, followed by his mother Patricia, who died in ‘peacefully her sleep’ last November. During an interview with … Read more
Volunteering once a week can give you the same ‘high’ as exercising, experts claim as Royal Voluntary Service asks more young people to sign up Volunteering boosts self-confidence, has a positive impact on mental health Research suggests doing it once a week can elicit the same ‘high’ as exercise The new study has been commissioned … Read more
Countess of Wessex is secretly volunteering alongside professional chefs making lunches for NHS staff battling the coronavirus pandemic She has been working alongside chefs organised by the financier Ian Wace His team have been producing a staggering 59,000 free meals every week The team provides meals for staff at Barts, King’s, Epsom and St Helier … Read more
Countess of Wessex is secretly volunteering alongside professional chefs making lunches for NHS staff battling the coronavirus pandemic She has been working alongside chefs organised by the financier Ian Wace His team have been producing a staggering 59,000 free meals every week The team provides meals for staff at Barts, King’s, Epsom and St Helier … Read more
Retired GPs who have volunteered to return to the NHS and fight the coronavirus pandemic say they haven’t heard anything since applying last month. One frustrated former doctor said there had been a ‘deafening silence’ since they signed up, while another feels ‘useless and unwanted’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost 12,000 retired NHS staff … Read more
Vaccine volunteer who is among 500 people trialling new coronavirus jab insists his decision is not ‘heroic’ It is hoped Oxford University trial will develop a jab protecting against the virus as early as September Volunteers run a small risk of serious side-effects, such as going into anaphylactic shock John Jukes, 36, from Oxfordshire, denied … Read more
More than 700,000 Britons are facing a wait of up to a week to find out whether they can become an NHS volunteer in the fight against coronavirus. Sources told MailOnline the response to the appeal launched on Tuesday had been ‘amazing’, but organisers had a huge backlog of identity checks to get through. Hopefuls … Read more