Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Photo:Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
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Kate Middletonis playing with the guys!
Bough says Princess Kate was “here to join in.”
“She was another player you had to mark,” he continues. “It makes a massive difference that she comes and joins in. It’s not just the participating, it is the way she comes across. Immediately, when she came out of the car, it’s like saying hello to a friend. The key thing is she is honestly interested and is not going through the motions, and she is passionate. She fits in like she’s just another person.”
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
Her visit came as her Early Years Foundation found that men are less likely than women to realize the importance of the first years of a child’s life.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Zak Hussein / SplashNews.com
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In the first perceptions survey since she launched Shaping Us, researchers found there is still much more effort needed to raise awareness. While last year only 17% of the U.K. population identified the period between pregnancy and the age of five as the most important period for shaping a child’s future, this year’s survey found that this figure has risen to 19%.
But men are still significantly less knowledgeable than women of the extraordinary impact of the first five years of a child’s life. While 24% of women recognized the time as the most important period (up 4% from 2022), only 14% of men did so, the survey on behalf of Kate’s Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood found.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.London News Pictures/Shutterstock
London News Pictures/Shutterstock
Christian Guy, Director of the Centre for Early Childhood, said,“It is encouraging to see awareness levels of the critical importance of the first five years of our lives moving in the right direction — though there remains much more work to be done.”
And although the day was about speaking with men, Zoe Cox, a coach at the club, says Kate is a role model to girls.
Shaping Us is part of Princess Kate’s work to raise awareness of the critical importance of early childhood. Today was the second outing in as many days around the subject. On Tuesday,she enjoyed chats with moms and playtime with toddlersat a gathering at Windsor Family Hub.
Kate hopes her campaign will transform the issue of early childhood from one of scientific interest to a more “strategically important topic,” her office at Kensington Palace says. She has taken the initiative out and about to Leeds and other cities and towns as she spreads the message.
Called “Issy Star,” the earrings are being sold with £5 going to the mental health charity Brave Minds.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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Kate’s outing came as her brother-in-lawPrince Harrycontinuedgiving evidenceon the witness stand in London’s High Court for his case against the owners of theDaily Mirror, Sunday MirrorandThe Peoplenewspapers. He alleges that journalists used illegal news gathering methods when reporting and writing stories about him.
source: people.com
