Prince & Princess of Wales

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet suicide prevention campaigners

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with two mental health campaigners on Thursday – one of which tried to take his own life – in an effort to raise awareness of suicide prevention. The royal couple continued their ongoing campaign of mental health awareness as they shook hands with Johnny Benjamin and Neil Laybourn at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital. Mr Laybourn intervened…
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet man who was to commit suicide

The FindMike campaign in 2014 captivated the public when Jonny Benjamin reached out to find the stranger who saved his life. Benjamin, who was 20-years-old at the time, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and felt that he had hit “rock bottom” when he was about to commit suicide by leaping to his death from the Waterloo Bridge in central London in 2008. Fate intervened when an unknown…
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Royal Tour rumoured for Canada's 150th anniversary

On 1st July 2017, Canada will be celebrating their 150th birthday and a Royal tour is rumoured to be in the works. Back in November 2015, Canadian Heritage brought the prospect up in a briefing note for Heritage Minister Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly that went over Canada Day 2017 celebration plans on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. “Canada Day 2017 presents an…
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Duchess of Cambridge writes blog for #youngmindsmatter

As part of her guest edit for the Huffington Post, the Duchess of Cambridge has written a blog submission as part of the #youngmindsmatter campaign. The new series, Young Minds Matter, was created to start the conversation about the mental and emotional health of today’s youth. This will enable children to “feel loved, valued and understood.” Other contributors to the campaign…
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