‘WE ARE WORKING TO BUILD A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER WORLD’
PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN FOR A BUSY WEEK OF ENGAGEMENTS WITH PERSONAL MEANING
Seven years ago, they launched their own mental health campaign and last week, the Prince and Princess of Wales outlined their vision for building “a happier, healthier world” as they marked World Mental Health Day with a series of key engagements around the country. Over three days, Prince William and Kate, both 41, hosted a summit for young people in Birmingham, attended a mental fitness event with athletes in Buckinghamshire and joined presenters Vick Hope and Jordan North for an interview on BBC Radio 1, during which they talked about the big issues — and revealed their favourite emojis and love of a curry… “I can’t do too much spice, I start sweating. It’s not attractive,” William admitted, while Kate said she mostly used the heart and crying emojis. “The hysterical laughing when things have gone wrong,” the mum of three added. Kate also met students in Nottingham, while former helicopter pilot William was in Milton Keynes to discuss the challenges faced by emergency responders. The couple’s outings came as new research from their Royal Foundation found 95% of 16-24-year-olds believe their peers have problems with mental health and two-thirds say their mental health is very important to them — but 40% talk of difficulty managing emotions. The issues are clearly close to the royal couple’s hearts and we follow their deep dive into the topic…
The Princess, with her husband watching from the audience, gives a stirring speech at Birmingham’s Factory Works, telling delegates: “We want to shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies that seek the common good”
DAY ONE
The Prince and Princess of Wales spent World Mental Health Day at Birmingham’s Factory Works, where they hosted a summit for 100 young people and were joined by TV doctor Alex George and BBC radio presenters Katie Thistleton, Nadia Jae, Nikita Kanda, Jordan North and Vick Hope.
As her husband watched from the audience, Kate gave a heartfelt speech to the young delegates, who had been nominated by mental health and youth charities, telling them: “We want to shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies – societies that seek the common good and a better future together.”
The royal couple have long been trailblazers for mental health and their Heads Together campaign, launched in 2016 with Prince William’s brother Prince Harry under the aegis of their Royal Foundation, set out to encourage conversation and combat stigma.
In a touching tribute to the cause, Kate arrived at the Exploring Our Emotional Worlds event wearing a sunny yellow LK Bennett jacket – highlighting the #HelloYellow youth mental health awareness movement – and a pair of star-shaped earrings that had been
