Beannachtai na Feile Padraig oraibh [Happy St. Patrick s Day], William began the couple s message. We re delighted to wish you all a very Happy St. Patrick s Day, Kate continued. How come you got that easy bit? William cheekily quipped in response. Like so many celebrations over the past year,
coronavirus pandemic, people who are marking the holiday around the world won t be able to spend time with their friends and family. The
COVID-19 in their address and how they were able to
visit Ireland in 2020, just before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic and much of the world went into lockdown.
Oprah Winfrey, which aired on March 7.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in East London to visit the School 21 in the city s Stratford neighbourhood for their first joint in-person engagement of 2021. We re very much not a racist family, the duke told a reporter.
William was then asked if he had been in touch with his younger brother. No, I haven t spoken to him yet, but I will do, the father of three continued. The Cambridges were at the school to show their support and congratulate teaching staff on re-opening after
COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in the United Kingdom. They also wanted to highlight the roll-out to secondary schools of Mentally Healthy Schools, which provides free resources for primary and secondary school children in the U.K.
The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke with medical, charity and voluntary staff from across the Commonwealth, and their conversations highlighted a cause that s important to them both: The intersections of the pandemic and mental health. Kate and William had video calls with
Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba from South Africa,
Faysal Islam from Bangladesh and
Heidy Quah from Malaysia to hear about how the
coronavirus pandemic has affected front-line health-care workers there and what challenges it has given their mental well-being. Zolelwa said prior to the pandemic, front-line staff were also exposed to occupational illnesses. She had a personal experience with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis as a medical student. But COVID-19 has posed new challenges, and she said it s important for communities to give health care workers as much support as possible.
Meanwhile, her brunette locks tucked behind her ears in a sleek, sophisticated style.
Keeping the look neutral, the Duchess has opted for natural make-up in tones of nude and brown.
In footage from the BBC One programme, she can be seen alongside Prince William as the royal couple virtually chat with NHS workers who have aided the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Duchess said it was “sad, almost” that it took the pandemic for frontline workers to be “backed and supported” by the public.
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She said: “Here in the UK there has been masses of public recognition of the amazing work the frontline are doing and it is sad, almost, that it has taken the pandemic for the public to really back and support all of those working on the frontline.”