The Duchess of Cambridge is set to swap motherhood and royal
duties for journalism next month to support a children's mental health charity
of which she is the patron.
Kate, 33, will guest edit an online newspaper for one day
next month, and will invite journalists into Kensington Palace to use the royal
apartments as a newsroom next month.
She will commission articles from experts, parents and
children and all the stories will focus on mental health issues affecting young
people.
The royal is said to be 'delighted' at the opportunity to
highlight an issue that she's chosen to make one of the major focuses of her
charitable endeavors.
A spokesperson for Kensington Palace said: 'The Duchess will
use the opportunity to highlight the inspiring work being done by parents,
teachers, researchers and mental health professionals around the country.'
The Duchess of Cambridge has made the mental health of young
children a key focus of her work in recent years.
Kate has been a staunch supporter of the charity Place2Be
since assuming the role of patron in 2013, and last year she recorded a rare
video address for the charity, which provides emotional help and support in
schools.
In the message, filmed to coincide with the first Children's
Mental Health Week, she revealed that she and her husband the Duke of Cambridge
were concerned by how many children struggle to cope with bullying,
bereavement, family breakdown and other issues, which can lead to depression,
anxiety, addiction and self-harm.
The mother-of-two said the stigma around mental health means
that many children do not get the help they so badly need.
'Both William and I sincerely believe that early action can
prevent problems in childhood from turning into larger ones later in life,' she
said.
She also met young representatives of the charity at the
Place2Be Headteacher Conference in central London in November 2015, and made an
impassioned speech in which she paid tribute to her happy, stable upbringing,
saying that she knew all children were not so lucky.
In the same month the royal couple arranged for children
from some of the charities they support, including Place2Be, to visit the
Towers Residential Centre in Wales for a day of outdoor activities.
And in December both Kate and William attended the 23rd ICAP
charity day, which sees famous faces join stock brokers on the trading floor to
raise money for charity.
The fundraising event sees the global brokerage firm donate
a day's revenue and commissions to charity, with the staff dressing up to
complete their trades, and Place2Be was Kate's choice of charity to benefit -
along with Sports Aid.
And one of her first public appearances after recovering
from severe morning sickness during her pregnancy with Princess Charlotte was
an event in support of the charity.
The Duchess welcomed finalists for the Child Champion Award
at the Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards, hosted at Kensington Palace.
She will open the doors of the palace once again to welcome
journalists from the HuffPost UK for the initiative, which is set to take place
in mid-February.
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