"Beannachtai na Feile Padraig oraibh [Happy St. Patrick's Day]," William began the couple's message. "We're delighted to wish you all a very Happy St. Patrick's Day," Kate continued. "How come you got that easy bit?" William cheekily quipped in response. Like so many celebrations over the past year,
coronavirus pandemic, people who are marking the holiday around the world won't be able to spend time with their friends and family. The
COVID-19 in their address and how they were able to
visit Ireland in 2020, just before the coronavirus was declared a pandemic and much of the world went into lockdown.
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis write to 'Granny Diana' for Mothering Sunday in the U.K.
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Princess Diana, and they were shared on the Kensington Royal Instagram. The note highlighted how the
coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many families being apart, but it is a different situation for children who have lost parents, grandparents, carers and other relatives. "This year Mother’s Day will be different once again," the message began. "Many of us will be apart from our loved ones, but looking forward to a time
in the not too distant future when we can give our mother a hug again.
Oprah Winfrey, which aired on March 7.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in East London to visit the School 21 in the city's Stratford neighbourhood for their first joint in-person engagement of 2021. "We're very much not a racist family," the duke told a reporter.
William was then asked if he had been in touch with his younger brother. "No, I haven't spoken to him yet, but I will do," the father of three continued. The Cambridges were at the school to show their support and congratulate teaching staff on re-opening after
COVID-19 restrictions were lifted in the United Kingdom. They also wanted to highlight the roll-out to secondary schools of Mentally Healthy Schools, which provides free resources for primary and secondary school children in the U.K.
The
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke with medical, charity and voluntary staff from across the Commonwealth, and their conversations highlighted a cause that's important to them both: The intersections of the pandemic and mental health. Kate and William had video calls with
Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba from South Africa,
Faysal Islam from Bangladesh and
Heidy Quah from Malaysia to hear about how the
coronavirus pandemic has affected front-line health-care workers there and what challenges it has given their mental well-being. Zolelwa said prior to the pandemic, front-line staff were also exposed to occupational illnesses. She had a personal experience with multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis as a medical student. But COVID-19 has posed new challenges, and she said it's important for communities to give health care workers as much support as possible.
Melissa Loosemore.
Kate and the fellow parents answered homeschooling quickfire questions, including "Out of 10, what's your
maths ability after several months of homeschooling?" The mom of three
responded by giving herself a "-5!" She laughed along with the rest of
the group, who all scored themselves higher. They were also asked to write down one word to describe parenting during lockdown. The results ranged from "patience" to "hectic." Kate
described it as "exhausting." If you're a parent, we know you'll deeply agree. "There's the day-to-day elements of being a parent," the mom of three
explained about her choice of word. "And I suppose during lockdown,