The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been warned the nation faces dealing with “broken police officers and emergency services staff” too concerned with battling the pandemic to look after their mental health.
The comment came as William and Kate chatted with emergency responders and counsellors, and the duke shared his own experiences of seeing “death and so much bereavement” when an air ambulance pilot, and how it affected his world view.
William also revealed his concern for those on the front line of the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he “really worries” about the effect on their lives of seeing “such high levels of sadness, trauma and death”.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been warned the nation faces dealing with “broken police officers and emergency services staff” too concerned with battling the pandemic to look after their mental health.
The comment came as William and Kate chatted with emergency responders and counsellors, and the duke shared his own experiences of seeing “death and so much bereavement” when an air ambulance pilot, and how it affected his world view.
William also revealed his concern for those on the front line of the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he “really worries” about the effect on their lives of seeing “such high levels of sadness, trauma and death”.
The Duke of Cambridge has revealed that seeing people die whilst working as an air ambulance pilot made him see the world as a "slightly depressed, darker, blacker place". Prince William – who worked for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 until 2017 – admitted he “really worries” about those working on the frontline during the coronavirus pandemic and the effect “such high levels of sadness, trauma, and death" will have. Recalling his own.