Princess Kate Shares Rare Childhood Photo With Father Michael Middleton to Promote Early Mental Health Awareness
usmagazine.comJust a princess and her papa. Princess Kate shared a rare glimpse of her childhood with a personal photo from her early years with dad Michael Middleton.“‘Faces are a baby’s best toy.’ On Tuesday we launched #ShapingUs to raise awareness of the vital role our early years play in shaping the rest of our lives,” the Princess of Wales, 41, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 4. “This weekend, we’d love for you all to spend time with your friends, families, colleagues and communities talking about your early childhoods and how they’ve shaped your lives.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe photo shows the England native in her father’s arms as a baby.
She wore a white dress with a yellow floral design lace trim on the sleeves and collar. Her little hands reached up for her dad’s face.
While Michael, now 73, held his eldest daughter, wife Carole Middleton was behind the camera.Kate — who is mother to Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7 and Prince Louis, 4 — has focused much of her charity work on supporting children in their early years so they can become healthy and happy adults.
The Shaping Us campaign is intended to increase public understanding of the importance of the first five years of a child’s life.In June 2021, just after celebrating her 10th anniversary with husband Prince William, she launched The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which drives awareness of the impact of the early years.
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