A poppy from a Princess!
Kate Middletonshared a special moment with a 3-year-old boy named Akeem during hervisit to Colham Manor Children’s Centreon Wednesday on behalf of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, a U.K. charity of which she serves as patron.
“My name is Catherine,” she told Akeem, who simply replied, “Okay,” prompting laughter from the gathered crowd.
When Akeem showed interest in Kate’spoppy pin, which is worn in remembrance of those who lost their lives in war, she offered for him to have it.
“Do you know what this is for?” Kate asked as she took the pin off her coat. “It’s for remembering all the soldiers who died in the war. There you go — that’s for you.”
During Wednesday’s outing, Kate wore a poppy pin on both her coat and her sweater.
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Each November, the red poppy pins become a piece of the royals' wardrobe. Thepoppyhas been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in wars. The red flower is primarily associated with the U.K. and Commonwealth countries for Remembrance Day on November 11.
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
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In a post on Kate andPrince William’s sharedTwitter page, her office said, “A wonderful first visit with the Maternal Mental Health Alliance this morning, seeing its work and the benefit a holistic approach brings to so many mothers and families. Spending some time with new mothers, understanding more about their experiences of mental health and how integrated services are making a real difference in the community.”
Supporting children in their early years has been a key part of Kate’s royal work — but being around babies and toddlers poses an occupational hazard! The royal has admitted in the past that she feels “broody” after meeting with young children.
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On the first day of hersolo royal tour in Denmarkin February, Kate met with parents and their babies during a visit to the University of Copenhagen.
“It makes me very broody,” she shared. “William always worries about me meeting under 1-year-olds. I come home saying, ‘Let’s have another one.’ "
source: people.com
