Lady Sophie Windsor said disadvantaged families grappling with home schooling are in a living hell and appealed for support to end the silent pandemic sweeping the UK.
Peep Show actress Sophie Winkleman, 40, who is the wife of Lord Frederick Windsor, appeared on Lorraine today to raise awareness of charity School-Home Support, of which she is patron.
She said that parents and children suffering from poverty, malnourishment and abuse are at breaking point , and that aside from the normal challenges of homeschooling, the most disadvantaged families among us are in places of terror .
This comes after reports that children who have been denied six months of normal education could lose an average of £40,000 in income over their career, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Sophie Winkleman was injured when a Kia Caren collided with her chauffeur-driven Chrysler Voyager
She is taking legal action against the driver grandmother of four Jacqui Simmons
The crash happened on the B1383 at Saffron Walden, Essex, in November 2017
Sophie, 40, an actress, is also known as Lady Fredrick Windsor because she is married to Prince Michael of Kent s son
Ms Simmons has described the moment a deer landed on her car bonnet, inflating the airbags leaving her unable to see in front
She said she was fearful of drifting to the left and falling down on to the nearby M11 motorway so she instinctively swerved right and into the passing Chrysler
Claudia Winkleman s sister, who made legions of fans when she starred in Peep Show, is suing for £200,000 after suffering a broken back in a car crash.
Lady Sophie Winkleman, known to millions as Jez s lover Big Suze in the Channel 4 hit show, was injured when driver Jacqueline Simmons swerved to miss a deer in 2017.
The 40-year-old, married to Prince Michael of Kent s son Lord Frederick Windsor, was a rear seat passenger in another vehicle travelling on the B1383 near Saffron Walden, Essex,
She has not worked full time since, according to The Sun.
Lady Sophie Winkleman, pictured in a frame from her Peep Show days alongside Robert Webb, suffered a broken back in the 2017 incident when another car swerved into hers to avoid a deer