It’s “Hello Yellow” for World Mental Health Day

The couple will be taking part in workshops and discussions on how to manage emotions and build healthy relationships to navigate bumps in the road in life. pic.twitter.com/UykoTUl4WP

— Richard Palmer (@RoyalReporter) October 10, 2023

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…Kate and the others took…turns to describe a feeling from an emotion wheel and the others around the table had to guess what they were explaining.

Sharvari Patil, 21, a volunteer with The Mix, said Kate “was very invested and I thought that she was really listening to us. She got very involved with the games. I felt very well listened to.”

Sharvari added of Kate’s participation: “I was a little bit nervous but because she was very chilled, after she started interacting my nerves left. It was really nice running the workshop and feeling like she was so invested…She really threw herself in and she really embraced it. And she tried to give reflections as well, so when I asked everyone how they found it, I think her reflection was that having better emotional vocabulary would help people talk about their emotions more.” 

The Prince and Princess at another workshop.

More from Birmingham Live’s coverage. 

..both of them joined two teams of youngsters competing in team building exercises. The exercises involved toilet rolls, spaghetti pipe cleaners and card – prompting William to joke that his team were “miles ahead” of Kate’s.

Louise Lyons-Appiah and Brady Isaacspearce volunteer for Beyond, a youth mental health charity, and were both at the table with the Royals during the exercises. Brady said she spoke about mental health and relationships with William and Kate: “It was brilliant, it is really great learning about things that are crucial in relationships.

Today’s event resulted from a Royal Foundation partnership with The Mix and BBC Radio 1. Here you see the Prince and Princess with BBC talent (from right to left): Katie Thistleton, Vick Hope, and Jordan North.

The royals laughing with Vick Hope and Jordan North.

Some readers will recall the Prince and Princess participating in BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat for last year’s World Mental Health Day.

Both the Prince and Princess delivered remarks at today’s event.

Here is a portion of the Princess’s speech. 

Back in 2016, we launched Heads Together, a campaign supported by so many wonderful partners, thathelped break the stigma around mental health, and encouraged more people to have everyday conversations about it.Alongside the efforts of many others, we have seen real change. Today, more people feel empowered to talk about their mental health than ever before. This is a major step forward.

It is important, however, to remind ourselves of the big picture as we meet here today. What are we trying to improve by focusing our efforts on mental health? Ultimately, we are working to build a happier, healthier world.We want to shape fairer, safer, kinder, more equal societies – societies that seek the common good and a better future together.

So, if we talk about mental health with this in mind, it need not have so many negative connotations. We can choose to see our emotional worlds and mental wellbeing in a different light, we can normalise it and recognise it as something we all have, and require, as human beings.

 This will be a key focus for us both as we build on Heads Together. Thank you all so much for joining us today. Together, let’s build a brighter, more resilient future.

In a news release, Kensington Palace noted, “Work is currently underway on the next phase of The Prince and Princess’ efforts on this vital issue,” so I think we can look for a significant mental health initiative at some point in the future.