Today the @UN’s #16daysofactivism begins. The annual campaign shines a light on a key area of focus for The Queen - the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.
Last week, we spoke to some of the many women who are working in this area.
🇰🇷🇬🇧 The #PrincessOfWales wore to the Republic of Korea State Banquet
NEW The Strathmore Rose tiara, gloves, Jenny Packham gown
REPEAT diamond frame earrings (debut 2016), Anya Hindmarch ivory 'Maud' bag (2022, 2 wears now), Gianvito Rossi silver 'Rania' pumps (2022, 5)
🇰🇷🇬🇧 The #PrincessOfWales wore to participate in the Republic of Korea State Visit
NEW Catherine Walker cape, Jane Taylor hat
REPEAT sapphire earrings (2022, 6 wears now), Catherine Walker red 'Beau Tie' coat (2021, 2), Gianvito Rossi 105 red pumps (2016), MiuMiu bag (2016)
"If we can create a society which sees the child within every adult – and the adult within every child - we will finally start to change it for the better."
We want to make the link between the skills we develop in early childhood and the core foundations that set us up for life and help us to thrive as adults. To help give social and emotional skills the greater priority they deserve, The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has conducted a first-of-its-kind global listening exercise, involving experts from 21 countries around the world, to catalogue and identify the skills in this area that matter most throughout our lives.
@Earlychildhood has undertaken work to find a common bridge and set of core skills that can apply equally to children and adults, so we can bring people together with a common language and vision to drive action at every level – protecting and strengthening these skills for current and future generations across the whole of society.
Through this exercise we found consensus around a set of skills that we develop and nurture during early childhood, but that continue to be enhanced and refined as we grow into adults. They relate to knowing ourselves, managing our emotions, focusing our thoughts, communicating with others, nurturing our relationships, and exploring the world. These are the skills that lay the foundations for our positive future mental health and resilience throughout our lives.
Healthy development of these core skills is not inevitable – they must be nurtured from our earliest moments of life. The foundations for these skills are laid in early childhood, between pregnancy and the age of five, which is why those earliest years represent such a golden opportunity to make a difference right from the start. But our social and emotional growth continues throughout our lifetime, and change is always possible.
#ShapingUs
@KateMiddStyle yeah, I didn't include them because I saw not everyone agreed and I didn't feel like doing my on investigation right now 🙈 But you're probably right, they do look black
The #PrincessOfWales last night attended a reception ahead of the Shaping Us National Symposium, wearing
REPEAT Roland Mouret burgundy suit (debut 2022, 3 wears now), Holland Cooper shirt bodysuit (2021, 6), Shyla London chunky knot pearl earrings (2022, 6)
The #PrincessOfWales this morning attended National Service Of Remembrance At The Cenotaph, wearing
NEW Jennifer Chamandi 'Le 8' bag
REPEAT Catherine Walker coat (debut 2019, 2 wears now), Philip Treacy hat (2006), Fleet Air Arm badge (2023, 2)
I cannot decide whether her earrings today are part of a set with her pearl oak leaf brooch, or detachable from the brooch. @courtjeweller seems to be leaning towards the latter and I trust her judgement!
- thank you @RoyalWikipedia for IDing the bag
- I believe the Princess is wearing the same gloves she carried to Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral. I don't believe she has worn them on any other occasion