Alongside her husband Prince William, and brother-in-law Prince Harry, Kate Middleton has been working tirelessly to help beat the stigma surrounding mental health.
Through her official royal engagements, the Duchess has been raising awareness about mental health. The soon to be mum-of-three recently visited the Reach Academy Feltham in London where she spoke to youths about the harms of social media.
She spoke to pupils about how social media can become addictive, “It becomes part of your lifestyle, doesn’t it? It’s hard to break away from that.”
In the Sixth Form Communal Area, students talk to The Duchess about the support they have received at @reachfeltham. pic.twitter.com/FOR9sPgevF
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 10, 2018
Kate is a naturally positive person, who often offers helpful advice to youths, the Duchess shared some words of wisdom with the youngsters during her visit, “Having the support and learning about the good ways of using social media [is important]”
The mum understands that there are many positive things about social media, but it’s important to remember that it can weigh you down, especially when it comes to your mental health.
What a lovely welcome from the pupils of Reach Academy this morning! pic.twitter.com/2n7EeLk3QL
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 10, 2018
Back in December, a study found that 866,000 youths couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media.
Experts expressed their concerns as social media puts pressure on children to have a ‘perfect’ life.
Thank you to everyone at @reachfeltham for showing The Duchess your school today. It was wonderful to meet you all! pic.twitter.com/MxKptKB3tv
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 10, 2018
It is understood that youths are spending up to five hours per day on their social media accounts, like Snapchat and Facebook.
We’re glad that people like the Duchess of Cambridge, Stacey Solomon and Katie Piper are raising awareness about the negative side to social media as it is growing more and more popular with youngsters.
