Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamhave revamped their charity’s website following their split fromMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry.
The Royal Foundationsite has removed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from their “principals,” leaving just Kate and William.Prince Williamis also credited with founding the organization despite starting it with his younger brother in 2009.
The Royal Foundation now lists five main areas of focus: mental health, conservation, service, young people and early years, Kate’s initiative to focus on the critical first years of a child’s development.
Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton on November 11, 2018.Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty
“With greater focus on the early years, The Duchess of Cambridge believes we can better provide solid social and emotional platforms for children to make them healthier and more resilient later in life,” according to the website. “Her Royal Highness and The Royal Foundation have brought academics, practitioners and charities together to form a steering group to develop a significant new body of work that will ultimately support all efforts to provide children with the best possible start in life. This has been a major body of work and will be unveiled later this year.”
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Kate Middleton,Prince William,Prince HarryandMeghan MarkleThetwo couples announced their split earlier this yearas they started to take “divergent paths” in their charity work and needed to reflect that in different outlets, a source told PEOPLE.
Now, it has beenchanged to The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
In July,Meghan and Harry announced the creation of their new charity, known as Sussex Royal The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“Both couples will continue to work together on projects in the future, including on The Foundation’s mental health program, Heads Together,” the palace said in a statement earlier this year.
“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are incredibly proud of what they have achieved together through The Royal Foundation. They are especially proud to have established a charity that has had, and will continue to have, significant long-lasting impact, changing lives for the better,” the statement continued.
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.Press Association via AP Images
A source previously told PEOPLE that the separation is a “natural progression” and not a breakup.
“A review of The Royal Foundation is something that had previously been announced,” said the source. “This is part of [the couples’] diverging paths, which hastened a look at the foundation.”
Prince William and Prince Harry.Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty
As heir to the throne, “the Duke of Cambridge has less flexibility [in his charity work] because of his constitutional obligations,” a source told PEOPLE. New dad Harry “is now married, has started a family and is not constitutionally bound. It is a natural progression.”
“When they heard about it, all four of them were really keen to take part,” said a royal source. “It is a really positive project, and all four of them have been involved and they hope it will have a huge impact.”
The voiceover begins withPrince Williamsaying, “Everyone knows that feeling, when life gets on top of us.”
After William says “Me, you,” Harry picks up with “your brother, your mother, your friend, your colleague, your neighbor,” adding that sufferers often feel they can’t do anything about it.
“Therearethings we can do,” says Meghan. “From today, there’s a new way to help turn things around. Every Mind Matters will show you simple ways to look after your mental health.”
source: people.com
