The Vice Lord Lieutenant of Essex and the Queen’s representative in the county, Jonathan Douglas-Hughes, fell over as he greeted The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to a school.
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William and Kate visited Stewards Academy in Harlow, Essex, about an hour outside of London, to highlight the challenges young people face as they head back to school.
In the video, several people grasp Douglas-Hughes and pop him back onto his feet; Prince William then touches his arm a couple of times, clearly still concerned.
An embarrassed Mr Douglas-Hughes turned to William and said: “Sorry about that”.
The mother of George, 3, and Charlotte, 16 months, and her husband, Prince William, were at the school to promote the Heads Together campaign, which aims to support those with mental health issues.
The school is supported by Place2Be, a charity that “offers one-to-one mentoring for emotional well-being in schools”, according to the Kensington Palace Instagram account.
“Now, they’re so many, plus they have exams, plus they have expectations to do well, plus they have friends to make – it’s a lot of layers”.
The visit also promoted William and Kate’s Heads Together campaign, which was launched, with Prince Harry, in May to encourage a positive national conversation about mental health problems.
Throughout her time as a senior royal the Duchess of Cambridge has stayed loyal to a number of British designers and labels, such as Alexander McQueen, Jenny Packham and L.K. Bennett, but every so often she surprises and ventures beyond her usual realm of comfort.
On the Stewards Academy, William said: What Stewards Academy practises is the belief that children should be comfortable with admitting if they ever feel overwhelmed (it is very normal to feel like that, after all) and that children should know that they can ask for help. “The opposite of talking is isolation and fear”.
He added, “If we could end the old-fashioned idea that feeling down is something to be ashamed of, something that you shouldn’t burden others with, we would make our society a much happier and healthier place”.
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William said Heads Together has also published tips for parents on how to speak with their children.
