HRH The Countess of Wessex visits Shooting Star House

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex enjoyed some arts and crafts made by children and families supported by Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

The Countess, who is a Shooting Star Children’s Hospices Patron, visited the Hampton based hospice, Shooting Star House, which supports children, young people and their families with Outreach, Therapies and Family Support.

The Countess spent time talking to children and families supported by the charity and joined the children in the arts and craft activities to help create a ‘wall of love’ at the hospice.

The Countess was also entertained by children, families and staff who performed a special ‘Friendly Hands’ Makaton version of All You Need is Love. Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate, which many of the children at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices and their families use.

Ruth, mum of 14-year-old Naomi said, “It’s really lovely to meet The Countess and see her interacting with the children, she’s so lovely with them and we had a really lovely afternoon with the other families too.”

In 2020, The Countess supported Shooting Star Children’s Hospices during the pandemic, volunteering her time, helping staff and volunteers at two of the charity shops in Weybridge and Hampton Hill.