{"id":144143,"date":"2023-10-11T16:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=144143"},"modified":"2023-10-11T16:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T16:55:33","slug":"prince-william-sends-a-sweet-response-to-schoolboys-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/prince-william-sends-a-sweet-response-to-schoolboys-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William sends a sweet response to schoolboy&apos;s invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Boy, 12, invites Prince William to his school&#8217;s mental health campaign launch &#8211; and get a sweet personal response from the royal!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Prince of Wales posted a heartfelt apology on X<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Kate Middleton\u00a0hosts youth mental health forum with William<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A boy who wrote to Prince William to invite him to attend his school&#8217;s mental health campaign launch was delighted to receive a personal reply from the royal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Freddie Hadley, a\u00a012-year-old student at St Michael&#8217;s CE High School in\u00a0Rowley Regis, invited the future King to\u00a0join him as a VIP guest\u00a0at the launch of a mental health awareness campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But since Prince William was unable to attend, he posted a public response on X (formerly\u00a0Twitter), which read: &#8216;Good afternoon Freddie, I\u2019m so sorry Catherine and I can\u2019t be with you and the rest of the students at St Michael\u2019s today.<\/p>\n<p>Tackling mental health challenges and stigmas head on is so important, please keep up this important work. W.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The schoolboy&#8217;s letter was posted on X by St Michael\u2019s mental health lead, Kerry Whitehouse, and it has garnered over 265,000 views.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/14\/76427243-12618975-image-a-13_1697031758648.jpg\" height=\"1028\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Freddie Hadley, a 12-year-old student at St Michael&#8217;s CE High School in Rowley Regis, invited the future King to join him as a VIP guest at the launch of a mental health awareness campaign<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/14\/76427247-12618975-image-a-4_1697029794525.jpg\" height=\"222\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William, who is a huge advocate for mental health, was quick to issue an apology for not attending the event<\/p>\n<p>Addressed to\u00a0Prince William, the handwritten letter opened by saying: &#8216;I am a representative of the Matrix Project, which was set up to shine a spotlight on male mental health. The group consists of boys aged 11-14 who meet weekly to develop ideas and projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are contacting you in the hope that you will support our campaign #AmIManlyEnough? which aims to tackle the stigma that &#8220;girls cry and boys get mad&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Through our work, we discovered that suicide is the biggest killer in young males and this won\u2019t change until people start the conversation.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The letter continued: &#8216;On Tuesday the 10th October 2023, as part of World Mental Health Day, we are hosting a soft launch of our campaign and would love you to join us as a VIP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The event which runs from 9.30-10.30am, will include a short presentation, a preview of our campaign video and more information about how you can get involved.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Prince William, who is a huge advocate for mental health, was quick to issue an apology for not attending the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He and Kate were already committed to a\u00a0royal engagement in Birmingham on World Mental Health Day.<\/p>\n<p>The couple hosted a forum for young people, called Exploring our Emotional Worlds, which focused on the importance of understanding emotions and building positive relationships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/11\/14\/76428137-12618975-image-a-11_1697030395738.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William and Kate were in Birmingham hosting a forum for young people, called Exploring our Emotional Worlds, which focused on the importance of understanding emotions and building positive relationships<\/p>\n<p>The event featured contributions from TV doctor, Alex George, BBC Radio 1 presenter, Katie Thistleton and the Founding Director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, Marc Brackett PhD.<\/p>\n<p>During the outing, Their Royal Highnesses joined young people as they participated in a series of workshops being run in partnership with The Mix, a leading youth mental health charity.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare public speech, the Princess spoke of how &#8216;deeply&#8217; she and William cared about the cause.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the couple launched Heads Together, a campaign that helped break the stigma around mental health, and encouraged more people to have everyday conversations about it.<\/p>\n<p>Kate, who was personally keen to speak at the event, told her audience: &#8216;Alongside the efforts of many others, we have seen real change. Today, more people feel empowered to talk about their mental health than ever before. This is a major step forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;William and I continue to be inspired to see young people, like you all here today, leading this charge &#8211; being particularly brave in having some of those conversations yourselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As a generation, you value and talk more about your mental health than any before you &#8211; something we truly admire and applaud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is important, however, to remind ourselves of the big picture as we meet here today. What are we trying to improve by focusing our efforts on mental health? Ultimately, we are working to build a happier, healthier world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We want to shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies &#8211; societies that seek the common good and a better future together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For just as we need to restore, protect, and invest in our planet, so we must also restore, protect, and invest in the communities, relationships and people living on it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12618975\/prince-william-schoolboy-letter-world-mental-health-event.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boy, 12, invites Prince William to his school&#8217;s mental health campaign launch &#8211; and get a sweet personal response from the royal! 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