In Thursday night's Court Circular there was a note saying that the Duchess of Cambridge, in her role as Royal Patron, visited The Nook. The Nook is one of three hospice facilities run by East Anglia's Children's Hospices. The Nook is the closest facility to the Cambridge family country home Anmer Hall. This visit comes just days after we saw a video call with the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge to mark the start of Children's Hospice Week 2020. The Duchess laughed ... continue reading...

Over the years, we have either seen the Duchess of Cambridge make a visit to a Children's Hospice to mark Children's Hospice Week, release a video statement, or most frequently she has released a letter voicing her support. This time, when the letter from the Duchess of Cambridge was not the first item of the week to be released I was a bit puzzled, but hopeful that it meant a video statement might be in the plans. I knew a physical visit could not be in the offing so I sat in ... continue reading...

Well, if I am jumping back into the world of never ending activity that is Royal Blogging I am going to do it on a week that means the most to me. Children's Hospice Week. And this time NOTHING is going to distract me from my coverage. Coronavirus / COVID-19 is having an impact that is frankly on a path to be devastating to Children’s Hospice Services the world over. While some are open to provide their respite care services to the children and families, many if not most are postponing all ... continue reading...