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Kate MiddletonandPrince Williamkicked off a two-day visit to Scotland on Wednesday with a day of outings focused on mental health in Glasgow.
Queen Elizabethbestowed three different titles to William when he wed Kate in 2011: Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. As his wife, those titles also apply to Kate.
Since they hold Scottish titles, when Kate and William visit Scotland they are known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn.
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Roots of Empathy is a classroom program where infants are taken to visit elementary schools on a regular basis, in order to allow the school children to observe the infants' development and emotions.
The couple also spent time talking to some of the older children who have completed the program.
The outing was of special interest to Princess Kate, who last year launched The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to continue her focus on the emotional and mental wellbeing of young children.
For their second stop of the day, the couple visited the Wheatley Group — Scotland’s leading housing, care and property-management group tackling homelessness and supporting vulnerable tenants during the cost of living crisis. Over the past two years, they’ve provided more than 5,000 homes to homeless people across Scotland.
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The royals surprised tenants during a walkabout as they chatted with children and their families and visited some of the locals in their homes.
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The couple’s last stop on Wednesday was to the University of Glasgow to talk to students, academics and recent alumni about mental health. During a walkabout on campus, William chatted with students about how the school has adapted amid the COVID-19 pandemic via online learning.
Kate Middleton and Prince William speak with students during a visit to the University of Glasgow.Jane Barlow - WPA POOL/Getty
Their visit comes after an emotional outing on Tuesday, which saw the couple make apoignant visitto Manchester to open a memorial to the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
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It was also recently announced thatthey will visit another nation in the U.K., Wales,during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations next month.
source: people.com
