Catherine, Princess of Wales: Difference between revisions

In 2019 Catherine worked with the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the co-designers for a garden display at the Chelsea Flower Show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kate-duchess-cambridge-rhs-garden-unveiled-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|title=Duchess of Cambridge's Chelsea Flower Show garden plans unveiled|work=CNN|first=Matthew|last=Robinson|date=10 February 2019|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210004914/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kate-duchess-cambridge-rhs-garden-unveiled-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|archive-date=10 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She designed the "Back to Nature Garden" together with Andree Davies and Adam White.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/05/20/george-gives-duchess-cambridge-20-10-chelsea-garden/|title=George gives Duchess of Cambridge '20 out of 10' for her Chelsea garden|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=20 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520212616/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/05/20/george-gives-duchess-cambridge-20-10-chelsea-garden/|archive-date=20 May 2019|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48329425|title=Chelsea Flower Show: Duchess visits garden with schoolchildren|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520014050/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48329425|archive-date=20 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The garden was later expanded and moved to [[Hampton Court Palace]] as a part of the [[Hampton Court Palace Flower Show]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-children-garden-new-bigger-location-hampton-court-palace/|title=Kate Middleton hosts picnic for children in her specially designed garden — at a palace!|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=1 July 2019|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711051239/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-children-garden-new-bigger-location-hampton-court-palace/|archive-date=11 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> before being shown at the Back to Nature Festival at [[RHS Garden Wisley]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28912037/kate-middleton-garden-playground-rhs-wisley-flower-show/|title=Kate Middleton's new garden design has a hedgehog-shaped treehouse|magazine=Town & Country|first=Chloe|last=Foussianes|date=4 September 2019|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220225030230/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28912037/kate-middleton-garden-playground-rhs-wisley-flower-show/|archive-date=25 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> A playground, inspired by the "Back to Nature" garden, was built on the Sandringham Estate in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coke |first=Hope |title=New Sandringham playground emulates Kate's Chelsea Flower Show garden|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/duchess-of-cambridge-garden-inspired-new-sandringham-playground|magazine=Tatler |date=23 April 2021|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203041504/https://www.tatler.com/article/duchess-of-cambridge-garden-inspired-new-sandringham-playground|archive-date=3 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, as a part of their "Heads Together" initiative, Catherine, her husband and her in-laws launched Shout, a text messaging service for those who have mental issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48222833|title=William, Kate, Harry and Meghan launch mental health text line Shout|work=BBC News|date=10 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510044242/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48222833|archive-date=10 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2019, Catherine, together with some of her royal relatives, voiced a PSA video for [[Public Health England]] "as part of its Every Mind Matters program".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/health/uk-royals-voice-ad-mental-health-awareness-trnd/index.html|title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Prince William, and Kate Middleton speak out in a powerful new mental health PSA|work=CNN|first=Gabrielle|last=Sorto|date=10 October 2019|access-date=2 December 2023|archive-date=11 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011123315/https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/10/health/uk-royals-voice-ad-mental-health-awareness-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, she and William started supporting a new mental health initiative by the Public Health England amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52081021|title=Coronavirus: William and Kate urge nation to look after their mental health|work=BBC News|date=29 March 2020|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117023714/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52081021|archive-date=17 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2020, the couple announced Our Frontline, an initiative providing mental health support to emergency medical workers.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Cambridges introduce a mental health program for COVID-19 frontline workers |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a32235997/cambridges-announce-mental-health-charity-for-frontline-workers/ |magazine=Harpers Bazaar |access-date=12 December 2020|date=22 April 2020|first=Bianca|last=Betancourt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105121216/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a32235997/cambridges-announce-mental-health-charity-for-frontline-workers/|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2020, the couple's recorded radio message for Mental Health Awareness Week was broadcast across all the stations in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/mental-health-awareness-week-prince-william-kate-middleton-radio-heads-together-instagram-a9519671.html|title=Mental Health Awareness Week: Message from Prince William and Kate Middleton is broadcast nationwide at 10.59AM|work=The Independent|first=Sabrina|last=Barr|date=18 May 2020|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105121454/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/mental-health-awareness-week-prince-william-kate-middleton-radio-heads-together-instagram-a9519671.html|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, Catherine hosted an online assembly to 80 elementary school students across the United Kingdom, focused on the importance of self-care and expressing one's feelings openly.<ref name="june2020">{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-goes-back-to-school-to-lead-an-online-assembly-about-kindness-during-lockdown/|title=Kate Middleton leads online school assembly about feeling 'a little bit better' during lockdown|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=17 June 2020|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131132014/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-goes-back-to-school-to-lead-an-online-assembly-about-kindness-during-lockdown/|archive-date=31 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

 

=== Early years and childhood development ===