{"id":292526,"date":"2020-05-18T07:42:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1152995"},"modified":"2020-05-18T07:42:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:42:09","slug":"prince-william-and-kate-middleton-team-up-with-dua-lipa-and-more-stars-for-mental-health-awareness-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-team-up-with-dua-lipa-and-more-stars-for-mental-health-awareness-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Kate Middleton Team Up With Dua Lipa and More Stars for Mental Health Awareness Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020220\/rs_600x600-200320115721-600-kate-middleton-prince-william-coronavirus.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.116845180136\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"27.446932814021\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_william\">Prince William<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kate_middleton\">Kate Middleton<\/a><\/strong> marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge teamed up with several celebrities to record a message about the importance of talking about mental health amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1150966\/kate-middleton-prince-william-and-more-royal-family-members-thank-nurses-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">global coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. The message, dubbed &#8220;The Mental Health Minute,&#8221; was simultaneously broadcasted across every radio station in the U.K. to reach more than 20 million listeners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re all connected,&#8221; William said at one point. &#8220;And sometimes just talking about how you&#8217;re feeling can make a big difference. So right now, let&#8217;s join together across the UK and reach out to someone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kate then encouraged listeners to check in with one another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re struggling, it&#8217;s important to talk about it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Or if you know someone who is acting differently, it&#8217;s OK to ask how they are. Use this moment to send a message.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Soccer star <strong>Harry Kane<\/strong>, actor <strong>David Tennant<\/strong>, heavyweight champion <strong>Anthony Joshua<\/strong> and singer-songwriter <strong>Dua Lipa<\/strong> all recorded messages, as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"59.10529986053\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"18.949790794979\">\n<p>The message was produced by Radiocentre and Heads Together, The Royal Foundation&#8217;s mental health campaign. As royal admirers are well aware, William, Kate and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince_harry\">Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/759354\/kate-middleton-prince-william-prince-harry-wear-teal-headbands-in-heartwarming-mental-health-psa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> Heads Together in 2016. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/meghan_markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a><\/strong> also joined The Royal Foundation after marrying<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Harry in 2018. However, the&nbsp;Duke and Duchess of Sussex have since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1045873\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-to-split-from-joint-charity-with-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stepped back from the Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heads Together also partnered with Instagram to launch the Heads Together Wellbeing Guides, which according to a press release, &#8220;will include posts from a wide range of charity partners, influencers and supporters, signposting UK users to reliable, positive content that supports their mental wellbeing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KensingtonRoyal\/status\/1262322106865528832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to hear the message.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1152995\/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-team-up-with-dua-lipa-and-more-stars-for-mental-health-awareness-week?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William and Kate Middleton marked the start of Mental Health Awareness Week in a big way. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge teamed up with several celebrities to record a message about the importance of talking about mental health amid the global coronavirus pandemic. 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