THE touching meaning behind Princess Kate’s earrings have been revealed – as she hosts a youth mental health forum.
Kate and William, both 41, are in Birmingham, West Mids, for World Mental Health Day, speaking with young people about how “everyone” suffers.
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Continuing their work with charities and teaming up with TV personalities, the royals participated in a number of workshops on Tuesday.
The Princess of Wales donned a black two-piece suit paired with a yellow tailored blazer.
Wearing the colour yellow is today a symbol to show “young people that they are not alone” – with fans noticing Kate’s touching decision.
And to match her heartwarming choice, Kate also wore a pair of gold earrings that were gifted to her by a mother who lost her daughter to suicide.
The mum-of-three visited Maidenhead Rugby Club earlier this year where she met Mrs Renton who sadly lost Issy, 17, at the start of 2023.
The earrings were made in memory of Issy and something Kate promised Mrs Renton she would wear.
After meeting Kate, Mrs Renton said: “My daughter Issy took her own life.
“The proceeds from the earrings are going to a charity called Brave Minds, a mental health charity that supports children using the platforms of rugby clubs.
“Mental health is such an important issue.
“She was wonderful, Issy, a real breath of fresh air.
“She had wonderful, wonderful friends, surrounded herself with the best people.
“She was owning life, doing so well in her A levels, she was going to do an elite rugby programme, she payed touch rugby for England and got a gold medal in the summer.
“But she was also struggling with depression. Everything was harder than it was a supposed to be.
“We thought she was obviously doing better than she was.”
Exploring Emotional Worlds, which is being led by Wills and Kate, is also being supported by BBC Radio 1 – who have hosted the couple before to discuss mental health.
It comes just a few months after Kate admitted there is an area of royal life she is “still working out.”
The royal made the rare admission during an event for the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
According to the double Olympic champion, Kate revealed that public speaking was not her “natural thing”.
Dame Kelly claimed that Kate said “she’s still working that out” and that the Princess added that “not everyone’s perfect.”
In 2017, Kate and William launched the Heads Together campaign alongside Prince Harry.
The trio had the aim of breaking the stigma of mental health conditions and hoped more people would speak out about their struggles.
You’re Not Alone
EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:
- CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858
- Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk
- Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393
- Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41
- Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123
- Movember, www.uk.movember.com
- Anxiety UK www.anxietyuk.org.uk, 03444 775 774 Monday-Friday 9.30am-10pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-8pm
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