Kate Josephs, the chief executive of the city council, brought up the subject of childhood, and William commented right away on how well Kate’s early years programs were going.
His remarks coincide with Kate’s ongoing recuperation following her stomach surgery in January; the palace has stated that she won’t resume her public duties until after Easter.
Her prolonged absence has generated conjecture on social media, and a Mother’s Day photo of her with her three kids that was circulated did not help; it was later discovered to have been altered, sparking controversy of its own.
The Sun released a picture of the couple at a Windsor farm shop yesterday.
William would have preferred to set all of that aside in order to concentrate on Homewards, the initiative he introduced the previous year with the goal of ending homelessness.