Kate gives teachers and schoolchildren a surprise after overwhelming messages from pupils
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, gave teachers and schoolchildren a special surprise after she was gifted with "rainbows of kindness".
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Kate sent a touching message to Snettisham Primary School via her assistant thanking them for their inspirational messages. The school revealed it had received a letter from Kensington Palace addressed to "All the Children" earlier today.
The school wrote on its Twitter account: "So excited to get a reply from Kensington Palace after we sent rainbow messages to the Duchess of Cambridge after her assembly on kindness.
"It had such impact on us. Cant wait to show the children at SPS thank you!"
As revealed by the West Norfolk school, the Duchess of Cambridge was sent drawings of rainbows by pupils after she urged people to be more kind to others, especially during such trying times for families, in an assembly.
Pupils at Snettisham Primary School were inspired to draw their own “rainbows of kindness" after a discussion held by Kate with primary school children before the summer break.
In June, Kate led a school assembly for Oak National Academy, an online platform with free resources for teachers and parents, attended by pupils at the Waterloo Primary Academy in Blackpool.
Her lecture was heavily focused on the benefits of spreading kindness for everyone physical and mental wellbeing.
Kate said: “Talking to someone, whether it’s a friend, family member, or teacher, is something you can do to make yourself feel that little bit better.
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"And you can also play your part in helping others to feel better too, whether offering a friendly ear, or helping someone in need.
"Small acts of kindness can go such a long way.
"But as we help others, we mustn’t forget to nurture ourselves, by taking the time to focus on the things that make us feel happy too.”
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During her sweet conversation with children, Kate also looked at photographs they had taken for the Hold Still photography project she had launched in collaboration with the National Portrait Gallery.
Their pictures were all based around one of the contests' central themes, 'Acts of Kindness'.
Kate's royal work is heavily focused on children, motherhood and pregnancy.
Over the past few years, the Duchess has been investigating the links between children's development and how they lived their first five years of life.
In January, the Duchess launched a landmark nationwide poll looking into the perception adults have on the early years of childhood.
The poll, called 5 Big Questions on the Under Fives, gathered hundreds of thousands of answers and saw Kate touring around the UK to deepen her understanding of the issues children under six face and what can boost their development - including food.
Last year, Kate also secretly spent two days in the maternity ward at Kingston Hospital Maternity Unit to closely follow the impact midwives have in the wellbeing of children during their first few minutes on earth.
To thank and acknowledge the important work carried out on a daily basis by nurses and midwives, Kate later wrote a lengthy and emotional open letter to these members of hospital staff.
She wrote: "Over the last few years, I’ve dedicated a significant amount of my work to the Early Years - the pivotal period of development between pregnancy and the age of 5 where children build crucial foundations for life.
"Your role in supporting this critical phase of development extends far beyond the complicated task of delivering a baby successfully.
"The help and reassurance you provide for parents to be and parents of newborns is just as crucial.
"It goes a long way in building parents’ confidence from the start, with lifelong impact on the future happiness of their children."