The Countess attended service & reception at Ascot Priory on the occasion of International Nurses Day.

Yesterday in the afternoon, The Countess of Wessex attended a Service for International Nurses Day in Ascot Priory Church at Ascot, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire (Mr. James Puxley). Afterwards, HRH attended reception celebrating that special occasion.

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International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on 12 May of each year, to mark the contributions nurses make to society. 12 May was chosen to celebrate the day as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

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Ascot Priory is a former priory in Berkshire, England, established in 1861. It was the mother house of the Society of the Most Holy Trinity, a community of nuns within the Anglican Communion. It now serves as a church and a spirituality centre.

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At the Ascot Priory grounds there are two residential care homes, St. Christopher's and St. David's, that are under the management of Ascot Residential Homes and acknowledged as among the finest in the country. Residents and nurses of Ascot Priory attended the reception with HRH.

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HRH The Countess of Wessex is Colonel In Chief of Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps and a Patron of the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Association. You will find posts on those patronages at my blog. For more images of HRH's visit, check Stewart Turkington's Photography website. Click here. And here's Ascot Priory's gallery of pictures.

Today in the evening, The Earl & Countess of Wessex will attend The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on the grounds of Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire.

Outfit & jewellery:
Threaded leather dress by Alice Lee.
Earrings by Dior from 2015 cruise collection.
Clutch by Sophie Habsburg Design in Ginny Style.
Blue Topaz Guinevere Arm Cuff by Heavenly Necklaces, worn before.
GIANVITO ROSSI Bari 85 patent-leather court shoes in pale pink.  
Watch by Longines, I believe from "Le Grande Classic" collection. 
QARANC badge. I write about it here. 

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