Prince William and Kate Middleton ‘want to help’ during the coronavirus outbreak and are set to ‘revamp’ their work in response, source tells Vanity Fair
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ‘want to help’ and are set to ‘revamp’ their work in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a source has told Vanity Fair.
Kate Middleton, 38, and Prince William, 37, will temporarily divert their attention from their key work, and instead focus on supporting the nation as it tries to cope with the pandemic.
A source told royal reporter Katie Nicholl: ‘The Cambridges are not in the vulnerable sector and they want to help. Their aides are going through the latest government advice but it’s fair to say the focus of their work will shift.’
Kate launched her Early Years work earlier this year, which was described at the time as a ‘lifelong project’ for the royal, while Prince William announced further work in the conservation sector in December.
Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, are set to revamp their work in response to the coronavirus crisis in order to help the vulnerable, a source told Vanity Fair
The source went on to reveal how the Cambridges were determined to help the vulnerable and provide support to the British public.
Explaining the key role the royal family would play in the crisis, the source added that they would be ‘very important’ in providing stability for the worried nation.
They added that Prince William and Kate would prioritise ‘supporting the community and vulnerable people in society’ in the coming months.
The refocus means shifting away from their primary work, which the couple have been focusing more on in the last year.
According to the source, the Duchess of Cambridge is set to ‘shift her focus’ from Early Years development in order to help the worried nation
Meanwhile the Duke of Cambridge, who launched a key piece of conservation work in the Earthshot prize in December, is also seeking to support the British public
The Duchess spent weeks publicizing her Five Big questions On The Under-Fives survey, which launched in January and promised to guide her future work.
She also spoke on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast about her anxieties and spoke of worrying about falling short in parenting.
A source told People at the time that the deeply personal conversations were ‘not a vanity exercise’ but part of her work as a ‘credible’ voice in the Early Year’s space.
Meanwhile Prince William launched the multi-million pound Earthshot Prize in December, which was also described as a decade-long project to award of 50 environmental pioneers a cash prize for their work.
The comments come as it was announced that the Queen will base herself at Windsor Castle and will likely stay there beyond Easter as she follows the advice on coronavirus
The comments that the Cambridges would shift focus comes shortly after it was announced the Queen will base herself at Windsor Castle early and will likely stay there beyond the Easter period as she follows advice on coronavirus.
Buckingham Palace announced today that the 93-year-old head of state will decamp to the Berkshire royal residence on Thursday – a week earlier than she usually does for Easter Court.
The Queen’s garden parties at Buckingham Palace have also been called off and the Palace of Holyroodhouse garden party in Edinburgh, which takes place in July, is under review.