PRINCE William and Kate Middleton today joined a host of celebrities as they urged people to “keep talking” in a special mental health message.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge teamed up with the likes of David Beckham, Jamie Oliver and Jesse Lingard to broadcast the message – sent out across every radio station in the UK at the same time.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared a special message about mental health on the radio today
They were joined by David Beckham, who spoke of how our understanding of mental health has evolved
The 2021 Mental Health Minute went out at 10.59am, with Dame Shirley Bassey, Anne Marie and Joanna Lumley all joining in to mark the end of Mental Health Awareness week.
Dame Shirley began by saying: “Every Radio Station across the nation right now in this very moment, is singing the same song.”
She was followed by David Beckham, who told listeners: “Taking time to reflect, through the most challenging of years.
“Coming together, to share understanding, love and hope.”
The Duke of Cambridge went on: “So, as we come to the end of this Mental Health Awareness Week, it would be great to keep talking.”
He was followed by The Duchess of Cambridge, who said: “Because our mental health binds every single one of us together.”
The poignant message, delivered by Radiocentre and Somethin’ Else, was finished with Jamie Oliver saying: “It’s universal, it unites us, makes us inseparable.”
Earlier this week, Kate Middleton said she wants to “break the stigma” around talking about mental health in a touching phone call with a teenager and her mum.
The Duchess chatted with Niaz Maleknia and her daughter Romy, who features in her Hold Still photography project.
In the call, she said: “William and I are really interested in mental health. Everyone’s sort of experienced something together in a way, so there’s no shame in talking about it.
“That’s what we’ve been really keen to do, is break that stigma and try to start a conversation around mental health.”
The Mental Health Minute was created with The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and this year is in support of Shout 85258 – the UK’s first free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service.
The service, a legacy of Wills and Kate’s Heads Together campaign, provides round the clock support from clinical supervisors and trained volunteers to ensure no one has to face their problems alone.
Jamie Oliver joined the message to mark the end of Mental Health Awareness Week
Dame Shirley Bassey told how every UK radio station was ‘singing the same song’
