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Kate Middleton Returns With First Public Speech Since Cancer Diagnosis, Calling on Business to Back Early Childhood

Her address in London linked caregiving in the early years to a stronger future workforce.

Overview

  • The Princess of Wales led the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce session at the Future Workforce Summit at Salesforce Tower in London.
  • She argued that love in the first years is the primary bond shaping adult outcomes and urged companies to value time and tenderness alongside productivity.
  • More than 80 business leaders attended as the initiative advanced five projects to support families with young children, targeting benefits for one million children by 2026.
  • Kate thanked the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood team, including director Christian Guy, and framed her return as a careful, advocacy-focused resumption of duties.
  • News reports say she will resume engagements gradually, with plans to attend the Royal Variety Performance and join a German state visit with the King and Queen.