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Starbucks will be giving frontline workers free tall filter coffee on Monday as a ‘thank you’ for the hard work they’ve done in 2020.

The offer will be available at all the chain’s stores in England, Scotland and Wales to transport workers carrying a Rail Staff Travel Card, as well as NHS staff, first responders and care workers.

Speaking to Femail, the coffee shop said they chose Monday to mark the end of  the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge‘s Royal Train Tour.   

The announcement follows the launch of Starbucks NHS Charities Together Christmas fundraising campaign starting today.

Starbucks will be giving frontline workers free tall filter coffee on Monday as a 'thank you' for the hard work they've done in 2020 (stock image)

Starbucks will be giving frontline workers free tall filter coffee on Monday as a 'thank you' for the hard work they've done in 2020 (stock image)

Starbucks will be giving frontline workers free tall filter coffee on Monday as a ‘thank you’ for the hard work they’ve done in 2020 (stock image)

Part of an ongoing partnership between Starbucks and NHSCT, which will soon see Starbucks stores across the UK paired with a local NHSCT charity, all the money raised from NHSCT’s Christmas campaign will provide additional support to NHS workers, volunteers and patients that goes above and beyond the health service. 

This includes mental health support, hot meals, a place to rest for staff during long shifts, as well as funding vital hospice and social care services.

Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were named joint patrons of NHS Charities Together – the couple’s first joint patronage beyond their own Royal Foundation.

Ellie Orton, Chief Executive Officer, NHS Charities Together told Femail: ‘We are grateful for our ongoing relationship with Starbucks and their offer to provide NHS, first responders, transport and care workers a free coffee is a continuation of the appreciation everyone has for the people who are integral to keeping the country on its feet’

Alex Rayner, general manager, Starbucks UK, added; ‘Starbucks is committed to strengthening the communities we serve in, and as part of our ongoing support for the NHS we wanted to say a huge thank you to the frontline workers that live and work in our communities, who despite all the challenges they’ve faced this year, have kept the country moving.’

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Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, embarked on a journey across the country on the royal train this week, arriving in Edinburgh first to pay tribute in person to the individuals and organisations that have gone above and beyond in response to the Covid-19 crisis

Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, embarked on a journey across the country on the royal train this week, arriving in Edinburgh first to pay tribute in person to the individuals and organisations that have gone above and beyond in response to the Covid-19 crisis

Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, embarked on a journey across the country on the royal train this week, arriving in Edinburgh first to pay tribute in person to the individuals and organisations that have gone above and beyond in response to the Covid-19 crisis 

After travelling overnight from London Euston, the duke was the first to step out of the Royal Claret-coloured carriages, followed by Kate in a Liberty print face covering, with a matching blue coat

After travelling overnight from London Euston, the duke was the first to step out of the Royal Claret-coloured carriages, followed by Kate in a Liberty print face covering, with a matching blue coat

After travelling overnight from London Euston, the duke was the first to step out of the Royal Claret-coloured carriages, followed by Kate in a Liberty print face covering, with a matching blue coat

Starbucks has a long history of supporting the NHS, with our Covid-19 response this year including staff volunteering activities and donations as well as Blue Light Card offering 10 per cent off to NHS staff and other frontline workers since 2018.

The chain has also given 450,000 free drinks from café’s and food service donations over the course of the pandemic and gifted more than 500,000 packaged food parcels including soft drink, coffee, cakes and biscuits donated throughout lockdown to NHS staff, charities and foodbanks. 

Kate Middleton and Prince William, both 38, embarked on a journey across the country on the royal train this week, arriving in Edinburgh first to pay tribute in person to the individuals and organisations that have gone above and beyond in response to the Covid-19 crisis. 

The Earl and Countess of Strathearn, as they are titled while carrying out official engagements in Scotland, arrived at Edinburgh Waverley on Tuesday to the sound of bagpipes serenading them with Christmas songs, before meeting workers at a Scottish Ambulance Service hub. after spending the night in the Royal train. 

During their visit to Edinburgh, it was announced that the Royal couple would become joint patrons of NHS Charities Together, the charity which has worked tirelessly to provide hospitals and emergency workers with vital PPE equipment.

The SAS received funding from NHS Charities Together, a group of 240 NHS charities, which has been spent on indoor and outdoor wellbeing spaces for staff, as well as wellbeing packs with information booklets and reusable water bottles.

Prince William spoke at length with some of the paramedics about how the additional strains of working under the threat of Covid had impacted on their mental wellbeing.

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