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The Sunday Mirror|October 06, 2024
Patron Sophie out of this world
HARRY STEDMAN
STAR GUIDE

THE Duchess of Edinburgh has encouraged girls to reach for the stars by hooking them up to the International Space Station for a chat with an astronaut.

Sophie, 59, the new Girlguiding Patron, was joined by more than 100 Brownies, Guides and Rangers as she used a special microphone to make radio contact with Sunita Williams as she floated 270 miles above Earth.

She thanked the American astronaut for inspiring young girls to "pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics" and asked if she had any advice for them.

This story is from the October 06, 2024 edition of The Sunday Mirror.

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