Kate Middleton workout: Trainer reveals post-pregnancy fitness plan Duchess should follow

Kate Middleton, 36, is pregnant with her third child with Prince William, 35.

Already a mother to Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2, the Duchess is well used to pregnancy and birth.

As one of the most photographed women in the world, Kate will probably be keen to get back in shape after her baby is born - particularly with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in the diary just weeks after the birth.

But working out after having a baby, especially if breastfeeding, is different than at other times in a woman's life.

Celebrity personal trainer Paulette Sybliss has the nutrition and fitness tips Kate should follow to get back to her best this April.

Rest

"Kate needs to first rest and recover from her pregnancy. Even as an experienced mum every pregnancy takes its toll on the body.

"Kate's new addition to her family will need a rested, and healthy mum for the future weeks and months. Sleep will be just as important for Kate as her new baby."

Fitness

Depending on the type of birth, Kate will need to wait at least six weeks post-pregnancy before even considering starting any type of fitness regime. This time frame will be longer if a caesarean birth is had.

Once Kate has been given the go-ahead to start any type of fitness regime, she should ensure she takes things easy, going back to basics and gradually building up the strength in her body. She must make sure she is doing her pelvic floor exercises regularly.

Working with light weights or body weight exercises to begin with, will help Kate to tone her body and to lose any pregnancy body fat she may have gained.

Resistance training will also help Kate to get her body back to its pre-pregnancy strength. If Kate wishes to do any cardio at such an early stage post pregnancy, she should focus on gentle cardio such as walking.

Nutrition

"Initially, Kate should refrain from dieting. Her body will be recovering from major hormonal changes post-pregnancy and that is not a time to be depriving her body of essentials nutrients that can often be cut out when dieting.

"Eating healthy and balanced foods will help Kate to regain her pre- baby body and if she breast feeds at any stage this can also assist with her burning more calories throughout the day."

Kate is not the only member of the Royal Family who will be preparing for Harry and Meghan's wedding - and Paulette has shared a workout plan for bride-to-be Meghan Markle to follow too.

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Rebecca Deacon, former private secretary to the Duchess of Cambridge to be given Royal Victoria Order

Last year, Royal Central broke the news that the Duchess of Cambridge’s private secretary would be stepping down from her role.

A spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed: “After a decade of service to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Rebecca Deacon will be stepping down as private secretary to the Duchess of Cambridge. She plans to leave the household in the summer. Their Royal Highnesses are incredibly grateful for all the hard work and support Rebecca has provided over the past ten years and wish her well in the next phase of her career”.

Rebecca Priestley, née Deacon left her position after marrying Adam Priestley at St James Place at the Chapel Royal when Her Majesty granted her permission to do so. The Duchess of Cambridge was a guest at the wedding.

The chapel is exclusive to the royal family and those in connection with it, in 2013 the Duchess of Cambridge’s eldest child, Prince George was christened in the chapel.

Now that Rebecca has officially left, having taken over by Catherine Quinn, she will be given the Royal Victoia Order next week on 11 October at an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.
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Those who have received the honour have served Her Majesty or the monarchy.

Before starting an impressive career working for a list of British Royals, Rebecca upheld a normal educational path, studying English at Newcastle University. Miss Deacon has worked for the British Royal family for more than ten years.

The regal list of work that Rebecca has conducted includes; working closely with Sentebale – Prince Harry’s charity to holding a position of producers assistant for the making of the concert for Diana in 2007.

She has been Kate’s Private Secretary for five years, having taken up the position on 2012.

The senior role includes looking after the diaries of the Duchess of Cambridge both public and private and when there are royal events or tours the private secretary will carry gifts for the royals and bouquets of flowers.

Catherine Quinn, Rebecca’s replacement, has previously worked as associate dean for administration and chief operation officer at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. Catherine holds an MBA from the same school.

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Duchess of Cambridge is Feeling Better, Says Prince William

Prince William revealed that his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has been feeling better since her third pregnancy was announced in early September.

Prince William was attending a reception and award ceremony for the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund, of which he recently became Patron, and spoke to an elderly woman about Catherine’s condition.

“She’s been feeling better, thank you,” the Prince told the woman, Iris Orrell.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum for the third time, a severe form of morning sickness. She previously suffered from the condition during the early stages of her pregnancies with Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Prince William further questioned Orrell, who told him she’d also suffered severe morning sickness during her three pregnancies, about the toll.

“Did it get worse with each one?”

Some pundits wondered whether he was asking because the Duchess’s case was also more severe this time.

Prince William also revealed that Catherine had tried eating ginger biscuits to soothe her stomach but “there’s not much ginger can do to stop that. We’ve done all that.”

Prince William has spoken about Catherine’s pregnancy on several engagements this month, and a couple of weeks ago, a young boy named Archie Weatherall gave him an avocado during a visit to a swimming pool in Wallesey, Merseyside, as a gift for the Duchess to help soothe morning sickness.

Weatherall gave Prince William the avocado because his mother was also suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum and hoped it would work on Catherine as well.

“I’ve never been given an avocado before,” Prince William told the boy as he accepted the gift – wrapped in a green ribbon, too.

At the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund reception, Prince William also met a young girl sporting a cat ear headband and quipped that Princess Charlotte would love it.

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Duchess of Cambridge Sends Message of Support for SportsAid Week

The Duchess of Cambridge has sent a message of support as SportsAid Week begins.

SportsAid is a charity that helps young athletes pursue their goals to become Olympians, Paralympians, and world champions via financial support. Founded in 1976, the charity helps young people at the “very start of their journey towards becoming the next generation of sporting heroes.

“The most talented young athletes throughout the United Kingdom show great levels of commitment and dedication as they aim to bring sporting success to our country in future years. The early part of this journey is a challenging one. Many of the athletes are still in education and reliant on their family for all the support a young sportsperson needs to allow them to train and compete,” reads the beginning of the Duchess’s message.

“SportsAid supports over 1,000 athletes every year from more than 60 different sports, and as Patron, I am very proud of the impact SportsAid has on these young people, helping to relieve the different pressures they each may face, while also giving them the self-belief and motivation to continue to pursue their ambitions.

“This year’s SportsAid Week will be an exciting few days and a great opportunity for everyone to show their support for our next generation of athletes.”

SportsAid Week is a new initiative for the charity, started last year to mark its 40th anniversary. All told, the charity raised £40,000 for its youth athletes. In the 2016-17 year, SportsAid helped 1,106 athletes between the ages of 12 and 18. Combined, 150 SportsAid alumni won medals at the Rio Olympics and Paralympics last summer.

Famous SportsAid alumni include Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Mo Farah, and Dame Katherine Grainger.

SportsAid Week kicked off 25 September and wraps up 1 October.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been Patron of SportsAid since 2013.

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MP for Kensington brands the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as "ridiculous"

The newly elected and first ever Labour Member of Parliament for Kensington has given some serious criticism towards the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Emma Dent Coad made history when she became the first Labour MP to be elected in Kensington, the UK’s richest constituency. With a slim majority of just 20 votes, she won the Kensington seat after the general elections in June. It is no secret that the Labour MP is a convinced republican.

On Monday she attended a pro-republican event entitled “Reigning in the Monarchy” in London. There she spoke of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the most famous residents of Kensington. In a conversation with delegates, she said about the monarchy: “The system is ridiculous,” adding “We should not be funding them.”

After some comments on the monarchy in general, Ms Dent Coad also targeted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who live in Kensington Palace. The MP thought it was absolutely “disgusting” that the Duchess of Cambridge bought jumpers at the cost of £150 each, saying: “That’s a food bill for a family of four.”

She called this “absolutely outrageous,” before commenting that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are ridiculous.

After criticising the monarchy and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, she also attacked the BBC.

Ms Dent Coad said that the BBC “is a piece of the whole propaganda machine” which produces “sickeningly gratuitous coverage of anything royal”. Instead of being neutral, she added that the BBC is “very heavily directed by right-wing politics and the monarchy”.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently moved permanently to their apartment at Kensington Palace in the heart of the borough. Their Royal Highnesses are said to be taking on more official engagements in the future, and therefore the permanent move to Kensington was said to be necessary.

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Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to host World Mental Health day event

The Duchess of Cambridge was last seen publicly in August viewing a tribute garden for the late Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace. It would be her last public engagement before the announcement of her third pregnancy was announced earlier this month. Catherine again is suffering from severe morning sickness, which has forced her to cancel previously scheduled events.

Kensington Palace today announced that the Duchess, alongside the Duke and Prince Harry, will make her first public appearance since the pregnancy announcement at an event held at Buckingham Palace on October 10th for World Mental Health Day.

This is the next step in the royal trio’s campaign centred on ending the stigma surrounding mental health in the UK. Earlier this year, the three royals attended the London Marathon in support of mental health.

This year’s theme for World Mental Health Day, which is held every year in October, is to showcase mental health in the workplace. Mental health professionals will have the opportunity to discuss the need for improvement of services and how services can assist those in need.

The Mental Health Foundation, with the assistance of UNUM, has released a free ebook discussing how mental health can be managed in the workplace.

The book description, in general reads: “It looks at safeguarding staff wellbeing, addressing problems before they become severe, and supporting staff when issues do emerge. It’s not about becoming an expert in mental health – it’s about spotting the signs that something might be wrong. It will signpost the right support and resources and offer suggestions for putting strategies in place to support good mental health.”

The event at Buckingham Palace will honour those in the mental health sector throughout the UK who have dedicated their lives to changing the conversation surrounding care and mental illness. It will recognise the hard work, dedication, and progress made by those professionals who have made efforts to raise awareness over the past several years.

The royal trio will also thank those who continue to provide support to people going through difficult times in their lives.

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The Duchess of Cambridge stars in new mental health campaign for children

The Duchess of Cambridge has lent her support to a new mental health campaign in the form of a video message for the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF).

The centre’s new ‘You're Never Too Young to Talk Mental Health’ features the Duchess, who is Royal Patron of the charity which offers a mental health assessment and treatment programme.


In the video, the Duchess says: “As parents, we all want our children to have the best possible start in life. Encouraging children to understand and be open about their feelings can give them the skills to cope with the ups and downs that life will throw at them as they grow up.

“It’s important that our children understand that emotions are normal, and that they have the confidence to ask for help if they are struggling.

“This is why I am proud to support the ‘You’re never too young to talk’ mental health campaign by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, which is being rolled out across primary schools this Autumn.

“The campaign’s resources are excellent tools to support parents. They demonstrate how we can help children express their feelings, respond appropriately, and prevent small problems from snowballing into bigger ones.”

The new campaign by AFNCCF aims to give parents and teachers free resources to support children learning about their mental health.

The campaign features an animated film co-produced by children & teachers, with the Duchess giving an introduction.

The Duchess of Cambridge became Patron of the Anna Freud Centre last year and has visited the charity many times since.

The centre is one of the partner charities of Heads Together, a mental health initiative by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry and their namesake foundation.

Bringing the stigmas associated with mental health out of the dark is one of Catherine’s main focus points. Many of her patronages and engagements reflect this, and she takes a particular interest in young people’s mental health.

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Duchess Of Cambridge To Conduct Solo Visit To Luxembourg In May

The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Luxembourg on 11 May at the request of the Foreign Office, Kensington Palace has announced.

She will attend the commemoration of the 1867 Treaty of London (also called the Second Treaty of London), which reaffirmed the personal union between the Netherlands and Luxembourg under the House of Orange-Nassau and reaffirmed the neutrality of Luxembourg, which was established by the First Treaty of London.

To ensure Luxembourg's neutrality the westward fortifications of Luxembourg City were to be demolished and never to be rebuilt. Their neutrality was especially important after the Luxembourg crisis erupted when French Emperor Napoleon III attempted to buy Luxembourg from King William III.

An independent Luxembourg was of paramount importance to Prussia. The personal union between the Netherlands and Luxembourg ended in 1890 when Queen Wilhelmina ascended the Dutch throne. Luxembourg still knew, which barred women from the throne and as such, Queen Wilhelmina could not become Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. An older branch of the House of Nassau inherited Luxembourg.

The personal union between the Netherlands and Luxembourg ended in 1890 when Queen Wilhelmina ascended the Dutch throne. Luxembourg still knew salic law, which barred women from the throne and as such, Queen Wilhelmina could not become Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. An older branch of the House of Nassau inherited Luxembourg.

The Duchess of Cambridge's visit to Luxembourg is added to a schedule of other European engagements, including an official visit to Poland and Germany in July, which she will visit with her husband, the Duke of Cambridge,  at the specific request of the Foreign Office. The couple recently returned from a two-day visit to Paris. They are not the only British to visit Europe, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Romania, The Papal See and Austria.

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The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge At The America's Cup World Series

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge visit Land Rover BAR at the America's Cup World Series on July 24, 2016 in Portsmouth, England. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with members of the 1851 Trust charity.

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The Duchess Of Cambridge Was Photographed While Shopping In Chelsea

The Duchess of Cambridge was photographed by Rosalyn Wikeley while she was getting out of the fitness-wear shop Lulu Lemon in Chelsea, London. Chic and sportive looking Duchess wore a leather and suede gilet by designer Alice Temperley, which is priced at £ 1.250.00 The duchess completed her outfit with a black jumper by the same designer which is priced at £ 395,00 and sneakers by Asics which is priced at £ 75,00.

Photographers snapped the Duchess emerging from the Lululemon shop on King's Road, carrying one of their reusable shopping bags, though it is unknown exactly what she purchased during her visit.

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The Duchess Of Cambridge In A Video Message For Children's Mental Health Week 2016

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has urged Britain's schools to do more to provide emotional support for children to give them the resilience to cope with life's challenges. The Duchess of Cambridge has voiced her belief that the nation's children should be "supported through difficult times in their lives" in a video message recorded to mark Children's Mental Health Week.


Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is the royal patron of the children's mental health charity Place2Be and in her message she highlights the importance of giving youngsters the "tools to cope, and to thrive" as they encounter life's challenges.

The Duchess said in the message:

"This Children's Mental Health Week we want to support schools to prioritise the emotional wellbeing of their students, alongside academic success.

By ensuring every child is given the emotional support they need, we are giving them a firm foundation for the happy healthy future they deserve.

Many of us are incredibly fortunate that the issues we face in childhood are ones we can cope with and learn from. But for some children, learning to cope with life's challenges can be a struggle," she continues. While we cannot always change a child's circumstances, we can give them the tools to cope, and to thrive. With early support they can learn to manage their emotions and feelings and know when to seek help.

Through my work in areas like addiction, I have seen time and again that the roots of poor mental health in adulthood frequently stems from unresolved childhood issues. This needs to change."

The Duchess, an advocate of early intervention to resolve childhood problems that often become much bigger ones in adulthood, recorded the message in her role as royal patron of the children's mental health charity Place2Be.

The Duchess wore Rebecca Taylor Suit Dress. The Duchess first wore the jacket and skirt in April 2012 for the Scott Amundsen Centenary Race to the South Pole and more recently in New Zealand in 2014. The suit is from the designer's Pre-Fall 2012/2013 Collection.

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Catherine, The Duchess Of Cambridge To Be A Guest Editor

Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is taking on a new role: celebrity editor. The Duchess will join the Huffington Post UK as a guest editor for a single day in February, Kensington Palace said.

The mother of two will use the opportunity to highlight children's mental health issues and the "inspiring work being done by parents, teachers, researchers, and mental health professionals."

Stephen Hull, the chief editor of Huffington Post said "We are excited because of joining of Cambridge Duchess to Huffington Post England team as a guest editor for a single day and because we will work together on such an important project. This event has been a focus point for us".

Spokesman of Kensington Palace stated that "Children's psychological problems have been the most important focus point of activities of Duchess of Cambridge for little children in the recent years. We are waiting for coming of the Huffington Post team in February to the Kensington Palace".

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The British Royals Attended A Wreath Laying Ceremony For The Gallipoli

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge together with the Middletons joined Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the doomed First World War Gallipoli campaign, which saw 58,000 Allied troops lose their lives in their bloodiest battle on foreign soil on the 10th of January 2016.

The Duchess of Cambridge, who celebrated her 34th birthday on the day before looked calm and collected as she arrived with her family at St. Mary Magdalene Church to pay her respects.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined Prince Philip, 94, as he walked 400 yards to St Mary Magdalene Church from Sandringham House, along with the Duchess's parents Michael and Carole Middleton, her sister Pippa and brother James.

The anniversary event at the War Memorial Cross, Sandringham in King's Lynn, England which was attended by Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Middletons was a wreath laying ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the final withdrawal from the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Duchess of Cambridge wore Michael Kors Skirt Suit.

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