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Duchess of Cambridge delivers speech on kindness to students

The Duchess of Cambridge led an online school assembly on kindness Thursday morning, telling students that “talking to someone, whether it’s a friend, family member or teacher, is something you can do to make yourself feel that little bit better.” Kate delivered her assembly speech through the Oak National Academy online learning platform, which has been providing lesson plans and…
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The Netherlands

Dutch queen attends signing of musical agreement for Hoeksche Waard

Queen Máxima attended the signing of the Music Agreement Hoeksche Waard on Tuesday, as schools in the western region of the Netherlands agreed to work on musical education for their students. “Music provides a structural basis for empathy, social bonding, quality of life, creativity, listening to each other and being open to differences,” according to the More Music in Classroom…
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Prince William talks football and announces new name for FA Cup Final

The Duke of Cambridge announced last week that the FA Cup Final for 2020 has been renamed the Heads Up FA Cup Final in honour of the Heads Up mental health campaign he launched in 2019. William joined several Arsenal first-team players as well as the team’s Head Coach, Mikel Arteta, and Academy Manager, Per Mertesacker, on a video call to announce the news. During the conversation, they also…
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FeaturesInsightSpain

June's Jewels: Spain's Best Pearls

Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara [getty src=”469827298″ width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Queen Letizia is reported to have received this tiara as a fifth anniversary present from her husband, King Felipe, but didn’t wear it in public until 2015 when…
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Duchess of Cambridge pays virtual visit to Cloud House addiction treatment centre

The Duchess of Cambridge paid a virtual visit to Clouds House in Wiltshire last week to learn more about how addiction is impacting people during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Kate ‘visited’ the addiction treatment centre in her role as Patron of Action on Addiction; she met with staff members last week as well. The Duchess told the staffers on the call that after the lockdown is over, she would…
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