Princess Sofia of Sweden is swapping in her tiara for scrubs to aid the COVID-19 effort. The royal, who married Prince Carl Philip in 2015, took to Instagram last week to announce that she had successfully completed training and has started working as a medical assistant at Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm. She is also the honorary chairperson of the hospital. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B5800EvncK2/]] "I am now placed in one of the hospital’s care departments, where together with other newly trained colleagues, I support and relieve the health care staff with different tasks," the princess captioned the post, which featured a picture of her navy blue scrubs and her new name tag, with "Sofia" printed in capital letters. "To have the opportunity to help at this difficult time is extremely rewarding," she added. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DQnD8nSYE/?utm_source=ig_embed]] Her responsibilities reportedly include cleaning and assisting with patient care. Sophiahemmet University College has been offering an emergency program that allows 80 people a week to take a three-day course to learn how to support medical staff. Per a <a href="https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/swedens-princess-sofia-trains-to-help-frontline-workers-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-39132496.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hospital spokesperson</a>, the volunteers "can disinfect equipment, do shifts in the kitchen, and clean.” In a statement on Wednesday, April 15, the royal court said, "In the crisis we find ourselves in, the Princess wants to get involved and make a contribution as a voluntary worker to relieve the large workload of health care professionals." This veteran has raised an astounding amount of money for the NHS amid the coronavirus pandemic:  [[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/HkZlBHAq-sKUnNGKf.mp4||HkZlBHAq]] Earlier this month, Miss England 2019, Bhasha Mukherjee, returned to work as a junior doctor at the Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, England. "When you are doing all this humanitarian work abroad, you’re still expected to put the crown on, get ready…look pretty," she said according to <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/06/uk/miss-england-coronavirus-doctor-scli-intl-gbr/index.html?" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CNN</a>. "I wanted to come back home. I wanted to come and go straight to work." We are urging all of our readers to adhere to the advice from their respective governments and medical bodies, and practice social distancing and self-isolation where required. Together, we will beat this.

Princess Sofia of Sweden is fighting COVID-19 as a medical assistant

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