Kate Middleton Gives Speech About Early Childhood Development While Launching New Taskforce

Kate Middleton has launched a new taskforce as part of her campaign to help children and put a focus on their early development.

The 41-year-old Princess of Wales gave a speech at the first meeting of the Business Taskforce for Early Childhood on Tuesday morning (March 21) at the NatWest bank headquarters in London, England.

Kate talked about the importance of the first five years of a child’s life and how those crucial years play a major part in a child’s development.

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“This, however, is not just about supporting children in the earliest years of their lives. It is also about building healthy communities in which they can grow. Because the healthy development of our children relies on healthy adults. So this is why we all have a part to play,” she said (via People). “And that is why I’m standing here in front of you, to ask you, some of Britain’s most influential business leaders, for your support in helping create the societal change that is needed.”

Kate added, “I have spoken before about the need to make early childhood the societal equivalent of climate change. In the way that the business world has embraced the net zero target to protect our environmental ecosystems, you also have an important role to play in ensuring that our social ecosystems are protected too. Your business organizations are living examples of these social ecosystems, so building healthy environments both in and out of the workplace is fundamental.”

Kate hopes that people in the business world will begin to “think a little more radically.”

She said, “I know businesses are feeling the pressure across the board. However, I truly believe that by investing in early childhood, with a specific focus on social and emotional development, businesses in turn will see in the future… better communication, better working relationships, improved resilience, employees finding better work–life balance, less stress, more patience and understanding and increased job satisfaction. Not only that, but the societal impact we could have, if we work together on this, could transform lives for generations to come. As the saying goes, it really does take a village.”

FYI: Kate is wearing an Alexander McQueen blazer.