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Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE early in COVID-19 pandemic, inquiry hears

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Duchess of York offered to help ministers secure PPE in early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarah Ferguson , formerly married to Prince Andrew , made offer of assistance as officials tried to get hold of personal protective equipment such as gloves and aprons in spring 2020 .

Dawn Matthias , who joined the PPE procurement team at the start of the pandemic, said the offer had come to officials via former minister Michael Gove and Conservative peer Lord Agnew .

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