Before the first lockdown, they went out to offer comfort and support, connecting with the public in a relaxed and natural way. They quickly re-arranged their charity work to prioritise help for those most affected by the pandemic - the homeless, the lonely, those with mental health issues and, of course, NHS and care staff and other key workers.
On our behalf, they gave muchappreciated thanks to those on the front line in hospitals, care homes and the emergency services. Teachers, voluntary workers and vaccine scientists were not forgotten.
They showed that as parents they shared the concerns of ordinary families, from worries about loved ones health to homeschooling and home-working.
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Dozens of people coming up with solutions to the myriad of problems created by the coronavirus pandemic have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Elite research scientists developing vaccines, effective therapies and also monitoring the secondary impacts of the crisis on public have received gongs as well as the medics helping the NHS adapt.
Professor Wendy Bickmore head the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit was honoured for the centre’s work identifying genes that put some people at greater risk of developing the most serious symptoms of Covid-19.
She was made a CBE for services to biomedical sciences and to women in science.