Kate Middleton returned to work today as she visited the Anna Freud Centre – a children’s mental health facility. Her Royal Highness took a tour and checked out plans for a new Centre of Excellence that will bring leaders in the field of mental health together.
This morning Kensington Palace tweeted several photos of the Duchess of Cambridge – one in which she took part in an activity that helps families with communication skills and self-confidence. Arriving at the Centre at 11:30 a.m. local time, Prince William’s wife wore a black-and-white houndstooth Ralph Lauren dress.
All smiles, Kate looked self-confident and happy as she made her first official solo appearance since Princess Charlotte’s birth in May. But it’s possible that Kate Middleton was putting on a happy face to hide her depression and feelings of isolation. Was she forced to “go back to work” by the Queen?
There have been a plethora of reports as of late that Queen Elizabeth has taken control back when it comes to her grandson’s and granddaughter-in-law’s marriage. The Royals are fed up with Carole Middleton’s manipulative and meddling ways and the Queen is cracking the whip – so to speak – and told Duchess Kate she can no longer shun her Royal responsibilities.
According to an earlier statement from Kensington Palace, Kate’s choice for an official visit to the Anna Freud Centre “reflects her interest in child mental health issues and the importance of early intervention and working with the whole family to provide children with in-school mental health services.” But is the statement out of KP just a cover – or did Kate Middleton purposely choose the tour of the Anna Freud Centre in order to send a message to the world that she is in fact not only suffering from post-partum baby blues, but feeling pressure from the Palace that is causing severe depression?
In recent weeks reports have surfaced that Queen Elizabeth has decided to retire as early as April 2016 – when she’ll turn 90 – and demanded that Prince Charles step aside as the next heir to the British throne making room for Wills and Kate to be crowned the next king and queen. The Duchess of Cambridge may be stepping up her game in anticipation of her coronation as Queen Kate.
CDLers which is it? Is Princess Kate simply fulfilling her royal duties as the wife of Prince William, second-in-line to the British throne? Could Kate be masking depression and feelings of being isolated from her mother Carole and sister Pippa? Or is Kate Middleton merely biding her time and doing whatever it takes to ensure a sooner-than-expected coronation?
Kate Middleton, Duchess Of Cambridge visits the Anna Freud Centre on September 17, 2015 in London, England. FameFlynet and Kensington Palace Twitter
