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Introducing the first of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
Introducing 'Cancelled', the second of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
Introducing 'Forever Holding Hands', the third of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
In the week prior to lockdown last year, Mila’s family took the difficult decision to isolate in different households to protect Mila, who at this point was only 4 months into her chemotherapy journey for leukaemia. The Duchess spoke to Mila on the phone a few months ago following her image being selected as one of the final 100 for the HoldStill project - hoping one day that they’d meet and wear their pink dresses together. Yesterday, Mila and her family visited the Palace of Holyroodhouse to visit The Duchess for tea and a tour of the palace.
Introducing 'Stockport Spider-man Bringing Smiles to Children in Lockdown', the fourth of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
Introducing 'Gimba - The Ward Host', the fifth of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
To the people, communities and organisations we visited and heard from; and those who stopped to wave and make our return to Scotland so special - thank you!
Introducing 'Sami', the sixth of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
Introducing 'Be Safe Daddy', the seventh and final of a series of telephone calls that The Duchess held with participants from the Hold Still project. The calls, which took place last autumn saw The Duchess speak to a number of the 100 finalists who shared their experiences of life during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK by submitting an image to Hold Still.
Generation Earthshot will help teachers around the world nurture and channel the innate creativity of young people towards solving our biggest environmental challenges. The project will invite students aged between 10 and 15 and their teachers around the world to join in with the mission of The Earthshot Prize: to discover the best solutions to help repair our planet.
It was great to chat boxing, football, birthday celebrations and taxi driving with Team GB’s Lauren Price ahead of Tokyo 2020 for BBC Sport. Lauren will become Wales’ first female boxer to compete at the Olympics this summer, having won kickboxing world titles as a teenager and played international football for Wales before switching to boxing in 2014. In 2019 she won gold at the World Championships and European Games, and is also the reigning Commonwealth Games champion and ranked world number one. Lauren, we know you’ll make your whole family proud in Tokyo. Good luck!
Meet the first-ever Earthshot Prize Finalists! Today, I announced to the world the 15 global Finalists with the solutions to our biggest environmental challenges. To find out the Winners, join us for the first-ever Earthshot Prize Awards, 17th October on the BBC and on Discovery+!
Introducing the ground-breaking work of our inspiring Earthshot Prize Winners and Finalists at COP26 yesterday.
To mark Remembrance and Royal British Legion’s centenary, The Duchess met 10 year old Cub Scout Emily and 98 year old veteran Colonel Blum to discuss the vital importance of Remembrance across generations. "It was a true honour to spend time with Colonel Blum and be able to thank him for the sacrifices he made for our country. Speaking to him highlighted again to me why Remembrance is so important, and why we must pay our gratitude to those who have fought and died so we could live in peace today. We must keep their stories alive for generations to come, including young people such as Emily. C"
In this personal conversation, which was recorded last week, The Duke, Will and Chloe share their experiences of working as emergency responders and the mental health impact that this can have. They also discuss coping mechanisms and the need for emergency responders to be given the tools and support to be able to cope. The film will be played at today's Symposium, which will see 200 leaders from across fire, ambulance, police, and search and rescue from all four nations come together for the first time to address the mental health of their workforces
Supporting the mental health of our emergency services is extremely personal to me. I often think about my time working for RAF Search and Rescue and the East Anglia Air Ambulance. I am therefore delighted to announce that senior leaders representing the national bodies have today signed the Mental Health at Work Commitment on behalf of emergency services right across the UK. This is an unprecedented agreement, and it sends a powerful message to all emergency responders that mental health is, and will remain, a firm priority for the UK’s emergency services.
Watch The Duchess of Cambridge and Tom Walker perform 'For Those Who Can't Be Here' at Westminster Abbey for Royal Carols: Together At Christmas. The performance took place in The Chapter House inside Westminster Abbey in December 2021. The song was played as part of the Royal Carols: Together At Christmas, a carol service that reflected upon the difficult past 18 months for people across our nation, and particularly for those who might be more vulnerable, isolated or have limited access to support. #TogetherAtChristmas was a moment to recognise those who have struggled during the pandemic, as well as to celebrate the individuals and organisations who carried out inspirational acts of kindness and incredible feats to help those in need in our communities.
A wonderful day in the UAE! From visiting the Jubail Mangroves and Jebel Ali Port to seeing our Earthshot finalists and celebrating the UK National Day at the Dubai Expo - it was great to spend time celebrating sustainability, collaboration and innovation.
We all know that pregnancy, childbirth and the first months and years of a child's life can be hugely demanding. Over the last decade, charities and organisations have come together to transform attitudes, raise awareness and ensure that services are available to parents and babies at this important time in their lives. Much of this work has been led by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, a fantastic organisation which I am extremely proud to become patron of today.
Come behind the scenes on our visit to Edinburgh and Glasgow focusing on the vital work of charities and organisations that are: - Developing empathy in young children - Helping vulnerable families into permanent homes - Supporting mental health of players, staff and fans alike Find out more about the organisations we visited:
Watch The Duke of Cambridge's speech from the Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace.
Earlier this month we joined together for a very special hour selling The Big Issue on the streets of London. Read more about how this came about: https://www.bigissue.com/
The Finalists have joined the chat #EarthshotBoston2022
Come behind the scenes on a special evening at St George's Park, the National Football Centre, presenting the England squad with their shirt numbers ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
So thrilled to be back at Westminster Abbey for our second #TogetherAtChristmas carol service. This year’s service is dedicated to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to all those who are sadly no longer with us. While Christmas will feel very different this year, we can still remember the memories and traditions we shared. Take time to slow down and celebrate with family and friends all the wonderful things that make Christmas so special.
Heartening but heartbreaking to speak with some of those affected by the serious flooding in Australia. As ever, their sense of community and selflessness is humbling, but it is terrible that such devastation seems to be occurring more often. On the call were: Daniel Cleave and Curtis Arthur, owners of a small business in Shepparton, Victoria; Grace Langlands, a member of the NSW State Emergency Service; Maureen Carter, CEO of the Nindilingarri Health Service in the Kimberly Region of Western Australia; and Brad Flowers, owner of the Overland Corner Hotel, Upper Murray, South Australia. Collectively, these individuals represent small business owners, frontline responders and local community and Indigenous peoples leaders.
A fun chat with young participants and student leaders of the Arctic Winter Games. A biennial, international celebration of circumpolar sport and culture, #AWG2023 is a perfect showcase of the spirit of sport.
Talking mental health and early years with our new #ShapingUs Champion Roman Kemp. A big part of Shaping Us is talking about our early years, our experiences and what we can all do to help shape happier, healthier lives. Who have you spoken to this week about your memories of your own early years?
Exciting news! In our second Community Impact Day we’re launching a collaboration between The Royal Foundation and Life at No.27, creating allotments and therapy gardens to support mental health and wellbeing in communities across South Wales. Newyddion cyffrous! Yn ein hail Ddiwrnod Cyfraniad Cymunedol rydym yn lansio gwaith ar y cyd gyda’r Sefydliad Brenhinol a Life at No.27, gan greu rhandiroedd a gerddi therapi er mwyn cefnogi iechyd meddwl a lles mewn cymunedau ar draws De Cymru.
This International Womens Day we’re asking you to share which women have inspired you. Yesterday, in Windsor we asked some of our incredible guests about who’d inspired them...
Thanks to the generosity of the Polish people, those fleeing the war in Ukraine have found shelter. Sadly, the humanitarian crisis continues today with many refugees seeking shelter at accommodation centres like the one we visited this week. This centre provides two free meals a day, Polish language lessons, psychological and employment support, and even a free shop giving its residents access to clothes as well as sanitary and hygiene products. It really is a sanctuary on the frontline of the humanitarian crisis.
The foundations for so many of the soft skills businesses are looking for in their workplaces are developed in the earliest years of our lives. Great to chat with Richard Walker all about our #ShapingUs campaign with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
On Earth Day 2023, the Natural History Museum has launched its newest project: Nature Overheard. The Princess of Wales is Patron of the Museum, so we went out into our local community in North Kensington to find out a bit more...
a film by Will Warr
Joining the past, present and future crews of HMS Oardacious for a very important conversation about mental health. For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we headed out onto the water, chatting everything from teamwork to food supplies and just what it takes to look after your mental health when rowing across the Atlantic.
