Kate Middleton has opened up on her “life’s work” at a major BAFTA event tonight ahead of the launch of her new campaign, Shaping Us. The Princess of Wales stepped out for the event with her husband Prince William to mark her campaign from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which aims to boost public understanding of the importance of a child’s first five years. She has described this campaign as her ‘life’s work’, and aims to o increase public understanding of the crucial importance the first five years of a child’s life.
The occasion has seen Kate deliver a speech, in addition to those from campaign champion Rochelle Humes and Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of The Royal Foundation.
The princess told the audience: “The campaign is fundamentally about shining a spotlight on the critical importance of early childhood and how it shapes the adults we become.
“During this time we lay the foundations and building blocks for life. And it is when we learn to understand ourselves, understand others and understand the world in which we live.
“This is why it is essential, to not only understand the unique importance of our earliest years, but to know what we can all do to help raise future generations of happy, healthy adults.”
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