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The Duchess of Cambridge discusses children’s mental health at a charity gala

This is Kate Middleton's second appearance since her break from royal duties to celebrate a cause close to her heart...
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Last night, Kate Middleton attended the 2017 Gala Dinner for the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF) at Kensington Palace to discuss children’s mental health.

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The Duchess, who is a patron of the charity, met with the children and the families that have benefited from the charity's amazing work.

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The AFNCCF was celebrating its new Centre of Excellence designed to bring together people and organisations from the mental health, education, social care and neuroscience sectors - as well as provide support for children and families in vulnerable situations.

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Kate, who was on a six-week break from her royal duties due to her unfortunate case of hyperemesis gravidarum, has now resumed her public responsibilities.

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Her first public appearance last month was at a Buckingham Palace reception to mark World Mental Health Day - showing her desire to draw attention to mental health issues.

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