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Duchess Catherine is guest editing The Huffington Post today (17.02.16).
The royal has welcomed staff from the online publication to Kensington Palace where she is working to highlight the importance of children's mental health and she has also written a blog post on the subject.
Referencing her own family when speaking about the importance of looking after the mental health of children, she wrote: "Like most parents today, William and I would not hesitate to seek help for our children if they needed it. We hope to encourage George and Charlotte to speak about their feelings, and to give them the tools and sensitivity to be supportive peers to their friends as they get older. We know there is no shame in a young child struggling with their emotions or suffering from a mental illness."
Catherine is also helping to launch Young Minds Matter, which aims to make youngsters feel loved, valued and listened to.
From her temporary palace newsroom in Kensington Palace, Catherine has been discussing the articles, blogs and videos she has commissioned about mental health awareness.
Catherine explained: "It is such a privilege to have this opportunity to be Guest Editor of the Huffington Post today, and to celebrate the amazing work being done to improve and understand the mental health of young children. Young Minds Matter, being launched today, is a new series where issues and work around the mental health of young children will be explored."

Prince Charles to be played by Harry Enfield in new comedy


Britain's Prince Charles will be played by comedian Harry Enfield in a new raunchy comedy.
The 54-year-old funnyman is set to ruffle a few feathers as he takes on the role of the heir to the throne, 67, in Channel 4's forthcoming controversial show 'The Windsors'.
A spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "The series is a wry take on what the soap opera of their lives (and loves) might just be like. Delving behind the headlines and gossip columns, 'The Windsors' lets our imaginations run riot in this ludicrous parody."
Haydn Gwynne will star alongside Harry as she portrays his on-screen second wife Duchess Camilla in the hilarious spoof.
But it won't all be a barrel of laughs as the skit, set mainly in Kensington Palace, will no doubt spark some controversy with its saucy plotlines including the rumoured romance between Prince Harry (Richard Goulding) and Pippa Middleton (Morgana Robinson).
Duchess Catherine (Louise Ford) and her husband Prince William (Hugh Skinner) will also make an appearance in the upcoming comedy, as will Queen Elizabeth's granddaughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (Ellie White and Celeste Dring).
Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Harry has impersonated Prince Charles as he also played a "dopey" version of the royal in BBC Two's 'An Evening With Harry and Paul' last year.

Prince William to present awards to FCO staff


Britain's Prince William will present awards to Government staff at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Diplomatic Academy today (16.02.16).
The 33-year-old royal will honour staff who have "shown leadership, creativity and innovation" while helping colleagues with their studies.
The Diplomatic Academy opened last year and allows staff to undertake further training and study.
A message on the Kensington Palace Twitter account said: "The Duke of Cambridge today marks the first year of @UKDipAcademy with a visit to the @foreignoffice for the first Diplomatic Academy Awards."
Along with handing out awards, William is also expected to give a speech to staff.
Meanwhile, when William is not undertaking royal duties, he is being kept busy with his role with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
Last week he was called to help a three-year-old boy struggling to breathe after he choked on nuts.
The youngster's mother Donna Swyers said: "They are things he's eaten in the past. Then he was indicating that he couldn't breathe properly - he was pointing to his throat. Prince William was the pilot. There were two doctors onboard. They checked Luke out - they were concerned for him.
"Luke's lips were swollen when they got to hospital. My mum said he must have had a reaction. We thought it must be something in the yoghurt now we think he must have an allergy."

TV doctor joins Prince William’s air ambulance team.


An acclaimed doctor, who once starred in BBC One's 'Helicopter Heroes Down Under', has joined Prince William's air ambulance team.
Dr Sarah McNeilly is the latest recruit to the East Anglian Air Ambulance service, which is based in Cambridge and serves Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.
The London-born anaesthetist is expected to send six months with the unit.
She is a familiar face to British TV viewers thanks to her participation in the 10-episode spin-off of 'Helicopter Heroes', which followed a number of UK medics in Australia.
William began working with the East Anglian Air Ambulance last July and completed four rescue missions in his first week.
William made four potentially life-saving trips during the seven days; firstly to Garboldisham in Norfolk and then Felixstowe in Suffolk, where he rescued a man suffering a heart attack. Later in the week, he attended an incident in Colchester, Essex, whilst another mission saw him head to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
And the royal revealed he took on the role because he sees it as the type of job which will help him "to be a good guy".
He explained: "For me it is also really important to be grounded. I feel doing a job like this really helps with grounding the core of what I am trying to become ... just trying to be a good guy, trying to do what you can, trying be a decent individual, thoughtful. Qualities in people that you would want to be associated with."

Prince Charles named as first royal patron of the National Gallery


Britain's Prince Charles has been named the first royal patron of the National Gallery.
The heir to the British throne was previously a Trustee of the Gallery from 1986 to 1993 and recently completed a tour of the gallery's new Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art exhibition, which opens this week.
Clarence House tweeted: "JUST ANNOUNCED: The Prince of Wales is the @NationalGallery's first Royal Patron! (sic)."
Hannah Rothschild, Chair of the National Gallery Trustees, said: "As a patron of the arts, a passionate advocate for cultural life and a former trustee, The Prince of Wales is uniquely qualified to become the National Gallery's first Royal Patron. It is a great honour for the institution and we look forward to working more closely with him in the years to come."
Meanwhile, Charles is one of the UK's most successful living artists and has sold £2 million worth of lithographs through his shop at his home in Highgrove House.
Lithographs - which is the process of painting on limestone and printing the image onto paper - is the Prince's favoured technique and has allowed him to make many copies of his paintings.
New figures from the Royal household of an analysis of sales of limited edition lithographs - conducted by Clarence House and passed to The Telegraph - show what the Prince has earned since 1997 from sales of copies of his watercolour paintings through the shop at his family residence.
However it is believed the total earnings, including sales from previous could be as high as £8 million.

Royals to commemorate Battle of the Somme


The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in France this summer.
The royal family will travel to northern France to honour the casualties of the battle.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will attend a vigil at Westminster Abbey but won't travel to France for the commemoration.
The events will take place over two days, June 30 and July 1.
In total there were over one million casualties with almost 20,000 British soldiers killed on the first day.
It was previously revealed that Queen Elizabeth - who turns 90 this year- wants to cut down on her workload and is planning to hand over some of her duties to the younger generation of royals.
She has reportedly decided to pass on her patronage of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, which is responsible for Wimbledon, to her granddaughter-in-law Catherine.
Prince Harry is set to replace his grandmother as patron of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), while Catherine's husband Prince William has been tipped to take over the role of patron of the Football Association from his grandmother.
According to The Sunday Times: "The queen is understood to be assessing how much time she can now devote to the 628 organisations and charities to which she is affiliated."

Prince William’s ex auditions for The Voice

Prince William's former girlfriend has auditioned for a TV talent show. Rose Farquhar - who is believed to have dated the British royal around 2000 after meeting at Gloucestershire's Beaufort Polo Club - took part in BBC's 'The Voice with the episode...

Pippa Middleton named bike ambassador


Britain's Pippa Middleton has been appointed an ambassador for Dassi bikes.
The 32-year-old party planner - who is the younger sister of Duchess Catherine - chose the company for a 3,000-mile cycle race across the US in July 2014 and will now be helping to promote their message of only using British components in their bikes.
Dassi founder Stuart Abbott told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "We are talking to her about standing up for British manufacturing and riding more events."
After competing in the Race Across America event, Pippa auctioned off her Dassi 6.2 Aero road bike in aid of the British Heart Foundation and the Michael Matthews Foundation. The auction raised £3,100, which was added to the £20,000 she raised from the race.
This week, Dassi - whose custom-build bikes cost around £5,000 each - launches its first "totally made in Britain high performance cycle" at the Bike Show, at the ExCel centre in East London.
Dassi was founded in 2011 by the former Rolls-Royce engineer, who invested £125,000.
Last year, he took on £400,000 of investment to fund expansion in return for 30 per cent of the firm.
The company's annual turnover is around £300,000.

‘Articulate’ Prince George


Britain's Prince George is "very clever and articulate".
The two-year-old prince enjoyed a playdate with Maud Windsor - whose grandfather is Queen Elizabeth's cousin Prince Michael of Kent - before the birth of his sister Princess Charlotte last year and impressed his relatives with his advanced development.
Maud's mother, actress Sophie Winkleman - who is officially titled Lady Frederick Windsor - said of Prince William and Duchess Catherine's son: "We were invited to tea at Kensington Palace just before Princess Charlotte was born.
"Maud and George got on very well. He's a very clever, articulate little boy and was speaking long before other toddlers his age."
Lord Frederick and Sophie welcomed their second child, Isabella, into the world on January 16 and the pair are thrilled to have two daughters.
Financial analyst Frederick, who is known as Freddie, told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I am thrilled to have a second little girl.
"I didn't realise how funny little girls can be until I had one. I'm also thrilled they will have each other.
"As a child I had - and still have - a close bond with my younger sister [Lady Gabriella Windsor]and it will be wonderful to watch Maud and Isabella play and grow up together like we did. The bond you form with your sibling can be the closest one you have with anyone in your life."
The couple had been living in Los Angeles since they wed six years ago but are happy to have returned to the UK to raise their daughters.
Sophie said: "We had a fascinating, fun time in LA.
"The place is exciting when you don't have any responsibilities. But when you're suddenly in charge of a little person's life, that changes."

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