Kate Middleton Stepped Out in the Cutest Lavender Midi Dress and Rainbow Umbrella

To celebrate the launch of her Center for Early Childhood, Kate Middleton visited the London School of Economics on Friday to take part in a roundtable session about their inaugural report “Big Change Starts Small.”

Later, she joined a group of parents at Kensington Palace, where she was seen carrying a (very Pride appropriate) rainbow umbrella and lavender midi dress.

Royal reporter Omid Scobie tweeted that the parents and the Duchess of Cambridge spoke about “the vital role parents and carers continue to play in shaping the Centre’s work and what she hopes to achieve.”

Kate announced the launch of the center on Thursday in a video message.

“Working closely with others, the center hopes to raise awareness of why the first five years of life are just so important for our future life outcomes, and what we can do as a society to embrace this golden opportunity to create a happier, more mentally healthy, more nurturing society,” she said. “By working together, my hope is that we can change the way we think about early childhood, and transform lives for generations to come. Because I truly believe big change starts small.”

Per Town & Country, a royal aide shared why this new center is so important to Kate, who has long been dedicated to early childhood issues, especially mental health.

“The Duchess has made the observation that the more you learn about the science of early childhood, whether it’s brain development, social science, what it means for our adult mental health, the more you realize that this is the social equivalent to climate change, but it is not discussed with the same seriousness or strategic intent that that issue is,” the aide said.

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