ROYALS | UK’s Duchess Kate Begins 24-Hour Tour For Childhood Survey

BIRMINGHAM | ENGLAND – Britain’s Duchess Kate, the wife of Prince William, began a 24 – hour tour on Tuesday to launch a survey of people’s views on bringing up children, as the royals carry on with official duties in the wake of the rift over Prince Harry.

The Duchess of Cambridge, as she is officially known, started the “5 big questions on the under 5s” initiative in Birmingham in central England and will visit Cardiff, London and the country of Surrey, south of the British capital, on Wednesday.

The tour comes as William’s younger brother Harry flew back to Canada after sparking a crisis in the British monarchy by announcing he and his American wife Meghan wanted to reduce their royal duties and become financially independent.

The issues has dominated headlines in Britain over the last fortnight and culminated in a deal which means the couple will step down from their royal roles to spend most of their time in North America.

Meanwhile, William, 37, and Kate,38, have continued with their official engagements, in keeping with the royals’ determination to carry on with business as usual.

On Tuesday, William attended a meeting of the United for Wildlife Taskforces, which aims to tackles the illegal trade in animal products, while Kate was at Birmingham’s Science Museum to launch the Survey designed for people across the country to give their views on children’s early lives.

She will follow up on Wednesday by visiting a nursery for breakfast, attending a baby sensory class and then traveling to a women’s prison to talk to inmates.


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