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The Cambridges grant £1.8 million to mental health and frontline workers with Royal Foundation

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23rd July 2020
The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced grants totalling nearly £1.8 million from a COVID-19 fund established at the beginning of the pandemic. William and Kate announced the news on social media, writing that they have granted the money to “10 leading charities at the heart of mental health and frontline support through a bespoke fund” and “build on the…
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend garden party for NHS anniversary

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5th July 2020
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a tea party at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk on Sunday, joining health care workers on the 72nd anniversary of the foundation of the NHS to thank them for their pandemic response. William and Kate met with doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers and told chief nurse Libby McManus, “Everyone appreciates what you do. The…
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Duchess of Cambridge helps plant garden at EACH's The Nook

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28th June 2020
The Duchess of Cambridge visited The Nook, the East Anglia Children’s Hospice’s purpose-built hospice in the Norfolk area, on Thursday to help families plant a garden. Kensington Palace noted that Kate used plants that she’d purchased at the Fakenham Garden Centre the week prior and that she “worked alongside an EACH volunteer gardener to plant a garden that will provide enjoyment for…
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When A Street Cat Named Bob met a Royal Duchess

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18th June 2020
A furry feline that became a symbol of addiction recovery for his owner has passed away at the age of 14. At the height of his fame, with a book and a movie named after him, he even met The Duchess of Cambridge at his own film premiere. Bob, the cat behind the eponymous A Street Cat Named Bob book, written by his owner, James Bowen, and published in 2012, died on Monday. “Bob saved my…
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