Princess Charlotte is known for her resemblance to her great-grandmother the Queen, but eagle-eyed royal fans have noticed a sweet gesture common to the young princess and her mother Kate Middleton.
During a video call last week, the Duchess of Cambridge, 39, was spotted reaching back to twirl her ponytail while talking to teachers about how they handled lockdown.
Kate was talking to the Ribbon Academy staff last Tuesday when she reached back and twisted her hair, which was styled into a low ponytail.
A fan account on Instagram noted a resemblance to Princess Charlotte’s mannerisms on her first day of school in September 2019.
Eagle-eyed royal fans have noticed a hair habit that Princess Charlotte picked up from her mother Kate Middleton, 39, while twisting her ponytail during a video call with teachers last week
Charlotte, now five, made the same gesture with her hair as she greeted Helen Haslem, the head of Thomas’ Battersea.
Her hair was styled in a low ponytail when she arrived at school, accompanied by Kate and her father, Princess William, 38, and her older brother, Prince George, now seven.
Kate currently lives in their Norfolk residence Anmer Hall with Prince William and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, two.
On the call, the royal family commended the employees for their hard work amid the Covid-19 crisis, urging them to ‘keep taking care of themselves’.
She said, “I wanted to say a huge thank you to teachers across the country for their fantastic jobs. It’s been hard work, but please take care of yourself. ‘
A fan account on Instagram noted a resemblance to Princess Charlotte’s first day of school in September 2019, when the young royal woman of five was busy with her hair
Kate has supported the annual Children’s Mental Health Week since its launch in 2015 – to emphasize the importance of the mental health of children and young people – through Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity of which she is royal patron.
She spoke one on one with teachers at the school about the important work they have done during the pandemic to support children and their families and thanked them for their efforts.
During the phone call, Kate asked the teachers some quick fire questions and heard from headteacher Ashleigh Sheridan and teachers Hannah Rispin and Louise Tweedie how the children were doing during the pandemic.
In the meantime, she also heard how Place2Be supports the well-being of the entire school community, including teachers.
Kate marked Children’s Mental Health Week in late January with a selfie video while jogging in rural Norfolk.
The royal family seemed to be speaking from the grounds of her Norfolk home, wearing a cozy navy beanie with a huge fluffy pompom and a navy blue quilted Barbour jacket.
In the clip, she called on parents to take care of themselves in this ‘hugely challenging time’.
Kate said in her address that mothers and fathers should be “the very best versions of ourselves for the children in our care.”
Princess Charlotte – who was accompanied by her parents Kate and Prince William, 38, and her older brother Prince George, now seven – twisted her low ponytail as she greeted Thomas’ Battersea’s head, Helen Haslem
The message comes after royal, well-known parenting during lockdown left her ‘exhausted’ and made fun of her children shrinking from ‘horror’ when she became their hairdresser.
In her post, Kate said, “This year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is all about expressing yourself – about finding creative ways to share your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
So whether it’s through photography, art, drama, music, or poetry – it’s about finding those things that make you feel good about yourself.
And while this is Children’s Mental Health Week, there’s never been a more important time to talk about parental well-being and mental health.
“Last year you told me how important this was, that many of us find it difficult to prioritize. This is a hugely challenging time for all of us, so please take care of yourself too.
“Find those ways to share your thoughts and feelings, or find someone to talk to, because we really need to be the very best versions of ourselves for the children in our care.”