Sophie Wessex has helped cook and prepare meals for NHS frontline doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.

The Countess, 55, volunteered with London-based hospitality group Rhubarb to prepare

Sophie Wessex has helped cook and prepare meals for NHS frontline doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.

The Countess, 55, volunteered with London-based hospitality group Rhubarb to prepare and package the meals for medical staff.

Several pictures of the Queen's daughter-in-law working alongside others in the kitchens were posted to the organisation's Instagram on Wednesday.

The post was captioned: 'Thank you to Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex for joining us today and working so hard in the kitchen at Rhubarb to prepare food for our heroic NHS Hospital Teams.'

Sophie Wessex has helped cook and prepare meals for NHS frontline doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged (pictured)

The Countess, 55, volunteered with London-based hospitality group Rhubarb to prepare and package the meals for medical staff (pictured)

Sophie could be seen wearing a mask and gloves as well as a royal blue apron as she prepared large servings of spaghetti.

The organisation is currently delivering thousands of meals a week to five NHS hospitals and said they were 'delighted to welcome' Sophie.

According to BAZAAR.com, a statement from Rhubarb's CEO, PB Jacobse, read: 'Her Royal Highness, The Countess of Wessex offered her time to help prepare these NHS meals.

'We were delighted to welcome her on Wednesday 15th April to our humble kitchens, where she joined our team and worked diligently with our chef brigade to prepare food for our heroic NHS Hospital Teams.' 

A series of pictures of the Queen's daughter-in-law working alongside others in the kitchens were posted to the organisation's Instagram on Wednesday (pictured)

The post was captioned (above): 'Thank you to Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex for joining us today and working so hard in the kitchen at Rhubarb to prepare food for our heroic NHS Hospital Teams.'

It is also understood that Prince Edward's wife recently volunteered at The Hope Hub, a British charity dedicated to prevent and end homelessness based in Surrey, near Sophie's Bagshot Park home.

She spoke with workers and helped prepare emergency food packages this week, the publication reported.  

Last week, Sophie penned an 'inspiring' and personal note for first responders as she said her thoughts and prayers were with them amid the coronavirus crisis.

The Countess wrote to her patronage Thames Valley Air Ambulance, urging workers to 'look after yourselves and each other' during the pandemic.

Sophie (pictured left) could be seen wearing a mask and gloves as well as a royal blue apron as she prepared large servings of spaghetti

Social media users were quick to praise the royal mother-of-two for her 'amazing work' volunterring in the kitchens

Sharing the note on Twitter, the first responders called the note 'motivating', adding: 'Thank you to our Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness Countess of Wessex, for the inspiring letter and her kind words of support for crew and staff at @TVAirAmb.'

It comes after royal expert and journalist Victoria Murphy called the Countess the Firm's 'secret weapon' and the Queen's 'favourite'.

The letter read: 'I write to you to let you know that I am thinking of you during this time of uncertainty. 

Sophie went on: 'You, your colleagues and the people that you serve are in my thoughts and prayers. 

Last week, Sophie (pictured in February) penned a personal note to one of her patronages, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, as she offered her 'thoughts and prayers' to the first responders amid the coronavirus crisis 

The Countess urged workers to look after  themselves and each other during the coronavirus pandemic 

Sharing the note online, Thames Vallery Air Ambulance called it 'motivating' and 'inspiring', thanking Sophie for her 'kind words'

'I know you will continue to operate as best you can and help those in need, in what are difficult circumstances. 

'Please look after yourselves and each other as we make our way through this period.'

In a personal touch, the Countess had addressed the note in a blue pen, while she had also signed her signature in the bold ink.

It comes after royal journalist Victoria wrote in Town&Country how Sophie, wife of Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest son, has become a stalwart member of the royal family thanks to her down to earth nature and quietly assured approach to her royal duties.

'Her work does not regularly receive the kind of media attention that the younger royals command, but Sophie has become a stalwart member of the "firm",' Murphy wrote, adding: 'The spotlight on Sophie has intensified in the vacuum left as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step back.'

Sophie lives at Bagshot Park in Surrey, with Edward and their two children James, Viscount Severn, 12, and Lady Louise Windsor, 16.