The Princess Royal paid a visit to Sutton to recognise the work of carers.
Princess Anne arrived at Sutton Carer’s Centre on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
The Queen’s daughter met and spoke to some of the centre’s 70 volunteers and 12 paid workers.
Rachael MacLeod Stevens, the CEO of Sutton Carers Centre in Benhill Avenue, said everyone was thrilled by the Princess’s visit.
She said: “It is recognition of the contribution friends and carers make; that’s our focus and it’s incredible we are still around to support that care.
“We were one of the first carer centres nationally.
“Princess Anne opened us up when we were just a group of concerned residents 20 years ago and had one carer.
“Twenty years on and carers still lack the recognition they deserve.”
The centre supports about 5,000 unpaid family carers from the ages of 10 to 90.
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