Kate Middleton, short dressed, William and Harry reunited for their marathon
The Royal Trio is on the starting line of 2017 for its race against the stigma of mental illnesses.
A month after gathering in public December 19 for Christmas Heads Together before separating at the year-end holidays , the Prince William , Duchess Catherine of Cambridge and Prince Harry found themselves again Official mission on behalf of their organization dedicated to mental health this Tuesday January 17, 2017.
In April 2016, the royal trio was mobilizing for the very sporty launching , from the gardens of Kensington Palace, of the Heads Together Association , a sort of federation of eight organizations (Best Beginnings, CALM, Contact, Mind, Anna Freud Centre Place2Be, sponsored by the Duchess of Cambridge , the Mix, YoungMinds) committed to the mental health and psychological well-being (who will be honored next April at the London marathon ) under the aegis Of their charity funds. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have made over the months their primary cause – it was also at the heart of their official debut in 2017 , a few days ago – and again received the support of Prince Harry returned from his polar getaway with his wife Meghan Markle , at the event organized at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, at the bottom of the Mall.
William, Kate and Harry could clearly not begin the new year without uniting their voices to call again with force to break the taboo and raise awareness of the problem of mental health: ” We believe that 2017 can be a time crucial to mental health , “said the first future king of England. ” Fear or reluctance make people suffer in silence … How can we get more people talking about? “, Developed his wife in a beautiful Erdem floral dress (very short given the seasonal temperatures: not more than 6 ° C today in London) and floor of Tod’s (its matching pouch, she stood before her in his preferred position was the same brand). And Harry adds: ” The attitudes towards mental health are beginning to change We are all connected differently Anyone would receive help if he had broken his leg Mental fitness is… also important. ”
In April, Heads Together, whose charity fund Virgin Money is a founding partner, will be the Association of the Year honored at the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon to continue to raise this issue and raise funds. ” Their Royal Highnesses (…) are eager to see hundreds of runners tread the streets of London to end once and for all the taboo of mental health “, the trio had rejoiced last year when Of the announcement of this partnership.
Among the personalities who supported the initiative during this briefing, William and Harry, football fans (the elder of the two brothers is even the president of the Football Association, the English Federation), were delighted to see Rio Ferdinand, Mythical defender of Manchester United and the national team.