Patron Sophie Wessex Opens New School for Children with Autism

The Countess of Wessex yesterday paid a visit to Oxfordshire, where she officially opened LVS Oxford, a specialist school for children on the autism spectrum.

Fantastic official opening with The Countess of Wessex today. Our learners did us proud. https://t.co/BGbRGpYXAf pic.twitter.com/Yni5MGVxBY

— LVS Oxford (@LVSOxford) May 19, 2016

Sophie – who is patron of the National Autistic Society – was given a tour of the school by its head boy and head girl, before attending a reception in the gardens with students, staff, families and trustees. She was presented with a book called ‘My Journey at LVS Oxford’ that details the pupils’ experiences at the school, which began classes in 2014.

Dressed in a lovely black and white floral sheath dress with a black blazer and accessories, the Countess then made her way over to Cogges Manor Farm via helicopter to help celebrate the Cogges Heritage Trust fifth anniversary.

Here, Sophie joined a class of children learning about sheep-shearing, before going into the kitchen (which was used as the set of Yew Tree Farm on Downton Abbey) to assist in the making of Welsh cakes.

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