Kate & William’s sweet moment of affection
The royal family aren’t exactly known for being touchy-feely – in fact, protocol generally forbids it. But the young royals are curbing the trend.
Just last month there was Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s loved-up display at their engagement announcement, and now, big brother William and sister-in-law Kate have put on their own rare display of affection.
The Duke and Duchess were unusually tactile as they appeared on the popular British children’s show, Blue Peter, with the duchess affectionately touching her husband's knee during the interview.
The couple visited the set last week to accept a Gold Blue Peter badge for their work with mental health awareness (especially children’s mental health), following in the footsteps of the Queen who was awarded one during her Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002. Other recipients of the badge include J.K. Rowling, Steven Spielberg, Mary Berry and David Beckham.
“That’s very touching," William gushed to presenters Radzi Chiny and Lindsey Russell. “Thank you very, very much.
“We’ve still got a long way to go yet but we are getting there. A shift is happening and we will hopefully crack a problem that should have been cracked a long time ago.”
Kate, too, was thrilled to receive the accolade. “It's hugely special. Mental health has been a learning process for us too ... We want to get everyone talking about it so it hasn’t got that stigma it’s had.”