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00:00 Kate Middleton is known for her stunning shoe collection, from her comfortable sneakers to statement heels to her decade-old boots.
00:06 But she went without shoes in a surprising but respectful gesture while visit with U.
00:18 K. Radio host Roman Kemp's family.
00:28 Kemp detailed how he teamed up with the Princess of Wales earlier this year to talk about mental health.
00:33 He told The Times that Princess Kate, 41, reached out after the airing of his BBC documentary Roman Kemp,
00:46 Our Silent Emergency about the mental health crisis affecting young men in the U.
00:58 K. Kemp released his film in 2021 after his friend and producer Joe Lyons died by suicide.
01:04 Kemp, 30, said the call from the royal was an honour but one of the weirdest things.
01:23 "We had a Zoom call, just her and me," he recalled. "And she was like, 'Oh, you know, I can come over to your place and do it there.'
01:31 "And I just said, 'No, let's go to my parents'. It's a bigger house. I don't want to bring royalty to a flat in Vauxhall."
01:52 The son of pop stars Martin Kemp and Shirley Holliman said Kate sat with the family, including their dogs, at the kitchen counter.
01:59 "The funniest thing was she didn't have any shoes on because she was respectful enough to take her shoes off at the door," Kemp said.
02:20 "That really stuck in my head because you never see royalty with no shoes."
02:24 While it's certainly rare, it's not the first time Kate has been spotted barefoot.
02:28 She has even removed her shoes during royal engagements, for example, at a visit to a museum in India back in 2016 to pay respect to Mohandas Gandhi.
02:44 In a video released in January, the Princess of Wales and Kemp discussed how mental wellness, relationships and early childhood is part of her Shaping Us campaign.
03:00 The new campaign came from the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which the Royal launched in June 2021.
03:13 "All you have to do is look around, especially, you know, at the country, and see people are not just struggling with raising kids, they're struggling with just putting a roof above their heads, to be able to heat their house," the radio host and mental health advocate said.
03:40 "So, all of those things can come into play. Yes, absolutely," Princess Kate agreed.
03:46 "And this is the thing, is that every family is different. The pressures we face are all different, whilst raising the importance of early childhood."
04:07 "This isn't about putting extra pressure on families. It's actually saying they need the support and help re-prioritising family life, home life and all that it takes in raising children today because it is tough."
04:25 "The relationships in a family or that surrounding a child is so important. The environment in which you bring up a child is as important, as whereas the experiences you engage them with," Kate continued.
04:37 "It's not about the number of toys they've got or the number of sort of trips that you go on with them."
04:49 "It's just making sure that they've got the right emotional support around them and that comes from the adults in their lives."
04:58 == See also == Childhood depression
05:01 Childhood depression in the United States
05:03 The American Psychiatric Association's "The American Psychiatric Association" is a national, independent, non-profit organization. It is based in New York City, USA, and offers education, support and counseling services to children with depression.