Camerton-based charity the National Osteoporosis Society is delighted to have taken part in this year’s BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, which aired on Christmas Day.

Members of the charity attended a special festive tea dance at Buckingham Palace hosted by President of the National Osteoporosis Society, The Duchess of Cornwall, to highlight the benefits for older people of staying active.

Four couples, who are affected by the bone condition, appeared in a feature broadcast as part of a Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special programme. They spent time talking to The Duchess, as well as dancing with Strictly stars and presenters.

Osteoporosis is a fragile bone condition which leads to painful and often debilitating broken bones. It affects an estimated three million people in the UK and causes 500,000 fragility fractures every year – one every minute.