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It was an aide alongside William, I believe.
Read more: The day I met Kate Middleton: 'She's kind and assured, and seems like a real person' | London Life | Lifestyle | London Evening Standard“I feel so proud to watch this,” whispers Caroline Hopkins, the programme manager at Chance UK. “I found myself welling up when the children began to talk to her.”
We are at Islington Town Hall as the Duchess of Cambridge meets children on Chance UK’s early intervention mentoring programme. As Kate examines a picture of a princess painted by one of the children,
Faith Buchanan, eight, I too get sentimental. From the year I spent as a Chance UK mentor, I know it’s not always easy to draw smiles from these children — and Faith is beaming.
Read more: Princess Kate Not Just 'Smiling and Nodding' As She Tackles Kids' Welfare : People.comPrincess Kate is a royal with heart.
As PEOPLE observed her working earlier this week, she was far from formal, learning about the challenges facing young people and spreading cheer as she did.
Joining a group of children and their mentors from Chance UK, there was laughter and some raw emotion.
"This isn't someone smiling and nodding," Chance UK's chief executive Gracia McGrath tells PEOPLE. "She is asking intelligent questions and knows what happens when children go off the rails and go off the rails early."
For Kate it was the latest stage in a series of visits as she highlights the roots of some of society's toughest challenges. She has been setting her sights on helping attention on the early intervention for young people, whether they have mental health difficulties or face other social issues.
Richard Godwin spends the afternoon at Chance UK’s early intervention mentoring programme with the Duchess of Cambridge
Read more: The day I met Kate Middleton: 'She's kind and assured, and seems like a real person' | London Life | Lifestyle | London Evening Standard
Chance UK's chief executive Gracia McGrath spoke with People magazine.
Read more: Princess Kate Not Just 'Smiling and Nodding' As She Tackles Kids' Welfare : People.com
I think that's partly true. Not entirely accurate, as the media are always interested in women's fashion choices and particularly in Kate's... but when she recorded both videos about EACH and palliative cares etc most of the news were about her message. So I partly agree with that...
I agree, her fashion will be of interest regardless. I also agree that the media do focus on her messages she puts out on behalf of her charities.
I think most royals are very nervous when it comes to public speaking. I think the only way to practice it is by doing it. The nerves may never go away, but at least your voice is being heard. Perhaps it's down to her wanting to learn more about the causes she's supporting, so she can have something meaningful to say on it's behalf. She releases support letters through her press office, but it would be great to hear from her more often though. She could also do a short interview on behalf of her charities. William, Harry, Sophie, Charles, Eugenie and Beatrice have done so.
I don't agree at all. I think she has practiced alot, almost to the level of over practicing but still have no conidence in it so she reads it. That is what happened alot in school, and it got stiff.I don't know how much she practices, but she gives me the impression she reads her speeches just before going to the engagement she has to attend...
I don't agree at all. I think she has practiced alot, almost to the level of over practicing but still have no conidence in it so she reads it. That is what happened alot in school, and it got stiff.
Don't get the chatter on Twitter about the Duchess of Cambridge's engagement yesterday. I thought the focus was primarily on the engagement and less on what she was wearing.
I thought there was some good coverage. There was some articles in DM, there was Twitter buzz and everything. I don't get what they're talking about. Am I missing something?
Its Palmer being Palmer.
It just wasn't about Kate. He said on Twitter today that interest in Harry is also waning. He said newspapers didn't really cover his tour in South Africa.
He said no one is interested in Charles and Camilla. He said no press covered Charles and Camilla in Australia.
It was just a rambling mess.
He was basically having a pop at the British Royals.
I stopped following him but read his timeline today.
Yeah, his argument was interesting. He said that royal bloggers and fans are bored with the current royal story. That most people aren't interested in the charity/official work of the royals. It's the glamour and soap opera that interest the public/media, so they're going to have to start sharing a bit more of their private lives.
In a way I can see his point. The public loves a good scandal, so a happily married couple just doesn't sell the way a dysfunctional couple would. There are only so many articles they can write about Kate/William and their normal family activities. Having said that, I don't see how releasing more photos will change anything. If the media/fans want glamour and soap opera, releasing photos of their every day lives won't give them any of that.
IMO, Palmer is merely offering back handed threats in the hopes that he or another member of the press will get some especially juicy bit of news. If not real, then imagined.
Sometimes Palmer has some points. And sometimes he sounds like a stressed and pressed man caught between a hard subject to report on, an editor that want to sell and a threat of newspapers being less imortant. The poor man sounds desperate at times and lashes out at the nearest thing, sometimes even tweeting about "how it's the editors choice"...