The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall visited Cornwall yesterday for Catherine’s new early years initiative, supported by Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall 🤎
🎥 Mel Pegley
Childhood is a time of wonder, curiosity and discovery.
Today, The Princess of Wales has commissioned @Earlychildhood to take forward new work examining how nature can support the healthy development of babies and young children, with a new programme set to launch next year.
Supported by founding partner The Duchy of Cornwall, the work will explore how nature, creativity and relationships can help nurture the social and emotional skills that underpin lifelong health and wellbeing. 🌳
🇬🇧 Kensington Palace releases new portraits of the Princess of Wales to mark the commissioning of a new project exploring how nature can support social & emotional development in babies & young children.
The photographs were taken yesterday in Cornwall by Josh Shinner.
The Princess of Wales has today spoken from the heart about her lifelong initiative to better the lives of young children - urging parents to get youngsters to put down their phones and enjoy the great outdoors.
In a timely message she says: ‘Nature is such an extraordinary environment for us all and, in this tech-driven, digital age, spending quality time outdoors has never been more important.’
The video message, which is accompanied by three new portraits of the princess, was filmed yesterday in Cornwall, with the support of her husband, Prince William and his Duchy of Cornwall, and is part of a new @Earlychildhood project.
Court Circular
Kensington Palace
15th October, 2026
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, Joint Patrons, the Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, this afternoon visited the Duchy of Cornwall’s Nansledan site near Newquay, Cornwall.
The Prince of Wales met with scholars and alumni of The Amos Bursary at UrbanMBA, a leading charity that supports high-achieving young people of African and Caribbean heritage to realise their full potential.
📸 Andrew Parsons // Kensington Palace
🏏 Prince William on The Mall earlier today, participating in a special Earthshot Prize event celebrating the deep & enduring ties between the United Kingdom & India as well as a shared passion for cricket.
The Prince joined players, partners & guests for an informal match to celebrate the Prize’s upcoming Summit & Awards Night taking place in Mumbai, India next month.
With Buckingham Palace serving as an iconic backdrop, Prince William turns The Mall into a makeshift cricket pitch to play with English and Indian stars ahead of @EarthshotPrize Mumbai next month.
Exclusive
The King, Queen and the Prince of Wales will come together for a rare joint engagement on the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, said to be one of the greatest regrets of Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
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Royal Exclusive: The Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte on the busy London Underground for day trip into the capital. Full story and video in @TheSun with @ed_southgate
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👋 The Prince & Princess of Wales departs The Commons, a former church on Belfast’s Ormeau Road, which has been transformed into a community centre centred on creativity, care, connection and belonging.
From cultural events & shared meals to everyday community activities, The Commons demonstrates how shared spaces can help people build relationships, develop confidence & strengthen their connection to their community.
The Prince and Princess of Wales - Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus - are here in Belfast today for two engagements connected with William’s @HomewardsUK initiative to combat homelessness. It’s the first time Catherine has joined him on a Homewards-related event.
NEW: The Prince of Wales will visit Ilminster, Somerset, on Tuesday 6th October to learn how communities are building resilience in the face of increasingly frequent extreme weather events. HRH will also launch Ready Together, a new @NatEmergTrust initiative.
“Bringing together serving submariners and veterans for a memorable evening at Windsor this week to celebrate a remarkable milestone in the history of the Silent Service.”
📸 Prince and Princess of Wales
Kensington Palace shared pictures of Prince William, who as Commodore-in-Chief, hosted a dinner at Windsor Castle to mark the 125th anniversary of the Submarine Service.