In honour of World Sight Day this Thursday (October tenth), Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh is ready to learn the nation a particular CBeebies Bedtime Story.
Written by Irish-born, Bristol-based creator Yasmeen Ismail, ‘Specs for Rex’ is the story of somewhat lion who doesn’t wish to put on his new glasses to high school. He tries to cover them, but it surely’s tough hiding specs which are so large, spherical and crimson.
Nonetheless, Rex’s specs find yourself profitable him a gold star, a brand new pal and most significantly, assist him to see higher.
The Duchess of Edinburgh is captivated with supporting the sight loss group and eliminating avoidable blindness.
In a trailer for the CBeebies programme, Her Royal Highness says: “Tens of millions of us want glasses to see the world clearly. World Sight Day is a reminder to all of us to deal with our eyes, whether or not we want glasses or not. Our eyes are treasured, and our sight is one thing to cherish and take care of. So, let’s keep in mind to deal with our eyes this World Sight Day.”
CBeebies Bedtime Story is on every weekday at 6.50pm on CBeebies and?BBC iPlayer.
About World Sight Day
World Sight Day, noticed yearly on the second Thursday of October, is a world occasion meant to attract consideration to blindness and imaginative and prescient impairment. It was initially initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Membership Worldwide Basis in 2000.
It has since been built-in into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by the Worldwide Company for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in cooperation with the World Well being Group.
To study extra about World Sight Day go to iapb.world/world_sight_day
