Kate and William tease new project - royal fans baffled by cryptic ‘big change’ video
KATE and Prince William have left scores of royal fans baffled with a cryptic video they posted online showing paper being printed with the caption "coming this week".
Kate Middleton and Prince William tease upcoming project
In the video, one page which emerges from the printer reads "Big Change Starts Small" as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hinted at a secret project on their social media accounts. Some people who have been closely following Kate during her 10 years as a royal wife predicted the project would focus on early years development of children, an area which she has taken a keen interest in.
One person said: "Can't wait! So proud of you, HRH Duchess of Cambridge! You have worked so hard on this project for years, hard work always pays off."
Another wrote: "Ahhh is this the early education initiative?"
One fan said: "I need to know what it is."
A second wrote: "I love a teaser."
And yet a third tweeted: "Brilliant graphic: Big Change Starts Small. Can't wait for the big reveal."
Others appeared overly excited about the Cambridges' upcoming announcement.
Some predicted their latest news would be "massive" while others said they felt "so excited for this project".
Kate, 39, has for years campaigned to raise awareness about the important role the first few years of a child's life plays in their overall development.
Last weekend it was reported that Kate is to "step up" her early years campaign with the launch of an "ambitious and hugely significant" new initiative.
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The mother-of-three is expected to unveil a new project that will further explore the science surrounding the early stages of childhood, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Last year Prince William's wife won widespread praise for her landmark study on parents and guardians' views of early years development.
Royal commentators said the project was evidence that Kate was stepping further into her role as royal wife and keen to carve out her own path as a member of the Firm.
In January the duchess delivered a landmark speech as the findings of the research were published.
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More than 500,000 people responded to her Five Big Questions on the Under Fives survey.
The findings showed that although 90 percent see parental mental health and wellbeing as critical to a child's development, only one in 10 parents said they took time to look after themselves in the run up to the birth of their first child.
Kensington Palace described it as a "milestone moment" for the duchess's work in this area.
Kate is mum to Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, six, and three-year-old Prince Louis.
Last week Kate was joined by US First Lady Jill Biden for a visit to a preschool in Cornwall.
Dr Biden accompanied her husband US President Joe Biden to the UK on his first overseas trip since entering the White House in January.
The two ladies called on both their nations to treat early childhood care as a priority.
They led a roundtable discussion on early childhood issues at a preschool on Friday and the following day they published an op-ed they co-authored on the subject for CNN.
They wrote: "This is an agenda that should unite us all.
"We must have new conversations in our families and communities.
"We need CEOs to consider how they support the parents and caregivers in their workforces.
"And we need leaders across the world to understand that early childhood care and education is where they can make some of the most important, long-term impacts for their nations."
The Cambridges' expected big announcement comes ahead of Prince William's July 1 reunion with Prince Harry.
The brothers will unveil a statue of their late mother Princess Diana at Kensington Palace on what would have been her 60th birthday.