Speaking ahead of the release of her woodland wilderness garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this week, Kate admitted that she understood the fears and struggles of parents today. The garden has formed part of Kate’s work on early childhood development as she has also been a staunch proponent of supporting children and parents. Next week marks one year since Kate and The Royal Foundation established an expert group on early years to advise her on what more needed to be done to better support children in Britain.

Addressing the group, Kate revealed her understanding of the sense of “isolation” for any new development and the “fear of judgement”.

She added: “I can understand that people are nervous about asking for help for fear of judgment, and how that sense of isolation can quickly become overriding and debilitating for any new parent.

“Recognising that the task of parenting is substantial, I have realised the importance of working to make it easier for parents to request support.

“Your work has helped me see more clearly where there are gaps in this support for parents and families.”

The mother of three has focused her attention on providing children support through her patronages.

Kate currently has 10 patronages mostly consisting of children charities namely Action for Children, Evelina London Children’s Hospital and Place2Be.

Kate added: “There are undoubtedly challenges in trying to bring about the transformation that will make a positive change for generations to come.

“To help break the inter-generational cycle of disadvantage and trauma, yet I am inspired every day by the people I meet and am committed to supporting this endeavour.

“I hope my long-term commitment to working in the early years will help make a difference over a generational timescale.”

The Duchess also highlighted the need for children to get outside more to help them become “happy, healthy adults”.

Speaking on the importance of children playing outside in their formative years, she added: “In recent years I have focused much of my work on the early years, and how instrumental they are for outcomes later in life.

“I believe that spending time outdoors when we are young can play a role in laying the foundations for children to become happy, healthy adults.”

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