As she resumes her public duties following chemotherapy for cancer, Princess Catherine of Wales addressed the importance of understanding and supporting those suffering from addiction during Addiction Awareness Week in the UK. She emphasized the need to avoid judgment and criticism towards individuals struggling with addiction.
Having a member of the Royal Family share thoughts on a current social issue in the U.K. might be something some in that country would like to hear more of, at the same time as some might be content to hear less about the Royals’ personal lives, a poll suggests.Catherine, Princess of Wales, speaks during a visit to Southport Community Centre in Southport, England, on Oct. 10 to meet families of those caught up in the Southport knife attack earlier this year.
Sophie, Duchess Of Edinburgh, second from right, greets staff, students and guests during a visit to the Seashell Trust on May 15 in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Seashell supports children and young adults with complex learning difficulties, disabilities and additional communication needs from across the U.K.
"Perhaps there hasn't been this much personal detail being discussed by the public since the 1990s, when there was the breakdown of the marriages of three of four children," Carolyn Harris, a Toronto-based royal author and historian, said in an interview.The Meghan and Harry interview: A 'damaging' view on race as Palace history repeats itself
"The economic crisis and with Labour coming into power and the new budget … Rachel Reeves has put out the new budget and it's quite tough. And so things are going to get worse," said Chandrika Kaul, a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, in an interview. "These are issues that transcend a single election cycle and the Royal Family are therefore well-placed to raise awareness of these important issues over an extended period of time."
"There haven't been too many scandals. There hasn't been too much that has brought her down so that, you know, the fact that she doesn't engage with the media hasn't really harmed her popularity and … if anything, she's respected for the fact that she doesn't.""Polling data in the Commonwealth realms is often very closely shaped by whether the question involves the cost of royal tours," said Harris.
There are exceptions — Harry and Meghan living in British Columbia in early 2020 and Prince Andrew attending Lakefield College School, near Peterborough, Ont., in 1977. Francesca Colussi, a member of Team Canada who will be competing in skeleton and seated rowing, told CBC's Lyndsay Duncombe what the Games mean for her.Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, attends an event to launch the Invictus Games school program in Vancouver on Monday. Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler 2025 will host more than 500 competitors from 23 countries and is scheduled to take place from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025.
"For a number of years, Harry and Meghan were very focused on ensuring the public knew their side of the story for why they'd stepped back for royal duties — they wanted to ensure that they had some control over the narrative that was being presented to the public," said Harris. So Crazy! the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Sask. forwarded me a message from…His Majesty King Charles! No spoofin! The King received a copy of my album ‘Great Big Sky’ at Buckingham Palace & was touched by the song “Better Than What We Found” on it written to help… pic.twitter.com/cetOMephVN
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