Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Kate Middleton AFNCCF Centre May 2019 Kate Middleton Gave a Heartwarming Speech About Mental Health: "This Is Something I Really Do Care About" 2 May 2019 by Tori Crowther First Published: 1 May 2019 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool The Duchess of Cambridge is back to royal duties following Easter break spent with her three children, and it's for a charity very close to her heart. The duchess visited the AFNCCF (Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families) a "children's mental health charity delivering and developing pioneering care," where she is royal patron. She opened the new Kantor Centre of Excellence and delivered a heartwarming speech about the mental health of children. Kate spoke about the cause as something she really does care about and explained that she has learned so much about "early childhood development," describing the new centre as "hugely inspiring." The Duchess of Cambridge looked incredibly relaxed and was mingling with supporters and people who have received support from the centre. The visit comes just after Kate was made a Dame Grand Cross is the Royal Victorian Order, awarded by the queen on William and Kate's eighth wedding anniversary. It is a very special honour and is a public way of recognising how Kate has supported the Queen through her work as a senior royal. Keep reading to see more photos from Kate's visit to the centre. The Duchess of Cambridge, patron of the @AFNCCF, officially opens its new Kantor Centre for Excellence, which brings together practitioners, researchers and young people to improve mental health services for children and their families: 📹@RE_DailyMail pic.twitter.com/bQFrIx8MH4— Emily Nash (@emynash) May 1, 2019 1 / 31 The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of @AFNCCF, officially opens the Kantor Centre of Excellence in London.The new centre brings leading practitioners, researchers and young people together for the first time, to improve mental health services for children and families. pic.twitter.com/n7WI6AMot2— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 1, 2019 2 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 3 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 4 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 5 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 6 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 7 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 8 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 9 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 10 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 11 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 12 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 13 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 14 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 15 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Neil Mockford 16 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 17 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 18 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 19 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 20 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 21 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 22 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 23 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 24 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 25 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 26 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 27 / 31 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 28 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 29 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 30 / 31 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 31 / 31 The RoyalsThe British RoyalsKate Middleton