Princess Eugenie volunteers alongside her husband Jack Brooksbank to package food bank parcels

Princess Eugenie has been helping package parcels for food banks alongside her husband Jack Brooksbank.

The princess, who is the Queen’s sixth grandchild, revealed they ‘jumped at the chance’ to volunteer with the Salvation Army charity to help those struggling financially.

The youngest daughter of the Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, said in an Instagram post on Wednesday: ‘Since 1865 the Salvation Army has been there with open doors to help so many people.

Princess Eugenie pictured with her husband Jack Brooksbank, both wearing gloves, while volunteering for the Salvation Army charity in the snaps shared to her Instagram page 

The couple pictured working alongside each other at the charity, with hand gel also visible in the snap. The princess revealed they ‘jumped at the chance’ to volunteer

‘In the past few years I have witnessed first hand their dedication and hard work, so when they invited Jack and I to their newly-created hub to pack boxes, we jumped at the chance.

‘As a group of volunteers we helped pack trolleys of food that are then taken and distributed to the Army’s hugely important and much-needed food banks that feed thousands across the UK.

‘Their message is key – their doors are open, always have been and always will be.’

The princess celebrated her 30th birthday on March 23, the day lockdown was announced in the UK, and she has also used her Instagram platform to encourage the weekly national round of applause for NHS workers.

She is a patron of several charities including the Elephant Family, the Teenage Cancer Trust, the Coronet Theatre and the European School of Osteopathy. 

The Countess of Wessex has also been volunteering at a foodbank to prepare boxes of food for vulnerable people affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

Princess Eugenie and her husband seen working together at the charity. The princess is a patron of several charities including the Elephant Family and the Teenage Cancer Trust

Princess Eugenie and her husband seen wearing protective clothes and talking to other volunteers as they help out and carry boxes at the Salvation Army charity

Sophie, 55, chatted with staff and other volunteers and donned protective gloves to sort food products into boxes at The Lighthouse Foodbank in Woking, Surrey, during a visit at the end of last month.   

The charity previously wrote: ‘We were delighted to welcome HRH The Countess of Wessex to our foodbank warehouse to join volunteers packing emergency food parcels.

‘The Countess spent time assembling food parcels for delivery to the vulnerable in the Woking borough impacted by the coronavirus.

‘She also heard from the staff and regular volunteers at The Lighthouse about the work the foodbank is doing to help those in need, as well as our other projects which are supporting the local community. ‘

The Royal Family later shared the post on Instagram and Twitter in support of Sophie, alongside the hashtags #kindness and #hope.