Prince William shares Princess Charlotte's favorite joke at school visit, says Kate 'would have loved' to come

Prince William surprised students at a British high school and gave an update on Kate Middleton. The Prince of Wales made a surprise appearance at St Michael's Church of England High School Thursday, after he received a letter from one of its students, Freddie Hadley, in October. 'Lots of people write letters, but Freddie's was a really well-written letter. I promised I would come,' he told a staff member at the school during his visit, according to the Daily Mail.

The royal couple first learned about Freddie and his classmates when he wrote them a letter inviting them to an event his school was hosting for World Mental Health Day. While he was unable to attend, William shared his apologies on X, formerly Twitter, to Freddie, encouraging him to 'please keep up this important work' as 'tackling mental health challenges and stigmas head-on is so important.

So, this is the young lad who started it all off. Very nice to see you. Thank you for your letter,' William said. 'You're very welcome,' Freddie responded. In his letter, Freddie called himself a representative of the Matrix Project, which aims to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health, specifically in men. The focus is early intervention, focusing energy on boys, ages 11 to 14, who come together to brainstorm how to best work through mental health challenges.

He is a very nice guy,' Freddie told People. 'When I sat down with him about what we do in school with our Matrix Project, I got more comfortable, and I felt like I got into his way of thinking about it. He asked us about why we do our stuff and why he is an advocate for male mental health. said from working with charities for mental health he realizes — as he’s a male himself — he’s gone through those things before,' he added. 'He realizes it is such a massive thing in today’s society, and he wanted to step up and get these issues sorted out.'

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