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| | Duchess Kate wrote a letter of keen support to her children's hospice patronage | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Duchess of Cambridge doesn?t have many ?favorite? patronages. Well, she doesn?t have many patronages at all, but there aren?t many she visits consistently. She?s a fan of the National Portrait Gallery, of course, and she?s probably done the most work with them in recent years. One of Kate?s first patronages was EACH, East Anglia?s Children?s Hospices. She averages maybe two visits or events with EACH every year. Incidentially, the photos we always use of Kate and William with Rose Hanbury? Those are from an EACH benefit hosted by Rose and her husband at Houghton Hall. Yes, Rose is very involved with EACH too. Just FYI.
Anyway, I looked it up and the last time Kate did anything with or for EACH was literally one year ago exactly. Yes, it?s time for the annual Children?s Hospice Week. Last year, Kate went tan and maskless to a hospice, planted a tree and breathed on sick kids. What?s in store for us this year? Well, it looks like EACH is going to have to make due with Kateum, writing a letter of support.
Kate Middleton and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are raising awareness for Childrens Hospice Week following an especially tough and frightening year for families with vulnerable kids.
Kate, the royal patron of East Anglias Childrens Hospices (EACH), asked everyone to join her in thanking the U.K.s 54 childrens hospices and their incredible staff for the life-changing care they provide in a letter to mark the week.
The last year has been a difficult one for everyone, and especially tough and frightening for families with seriously ill children, she said. Many started shielding long before others, worrying about the pandemic and what it might mean for their child.
The theme for this years Childrens Hospice Week is Pushed to the Limits, recognizing how hard the past year has been for these families.
Childrens hospices are a lifeline, and I have been privileged to see first-hand the remarkable work they do, Kate, 39, continued. They give families the care and time they need to make treasured lifelong memories the chance to be parents, not carers. Vitally, they are also there when it is time to say goodbye, making sure a family has privacy and dignity so they can grieve together, and are able to receive support for as long as they need it.
[From People]
You can read Kate?s letter here at EACH. They just posted a copy of the letter with the Kensington Palace letterhead, and Kate?s signature. I?d be willing to bet that staffers wrote the letter and Kate signed it. That counts as an event, right?
Anyway, just pointing out that Kate really does so little for or with her existing patronages, yet she has all the time in the world to create the Keen Buttons and Early Years Research Institute, where she will be keen, drown herself in buttons and ?research? child development. Until she gets bored, I guess. I also wonder what happened to Heads Together and how the Cambridges schemed to put all of their existing patronages in one place so they could presumably do less work? Whatever happened to that?
Our Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, has marked the start of #ChildrensHospiceWeek by sending a personal message of support to celebrate the vital work we do for children and families. Read the full message here: https://t.co/JwGbMb68kI@KensingtonRoyal pic.twitter.com/ALaIOARIHm
EACH (@EACH_hospices) June 21, 2021
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| | Will Smith's memoir is finished and is set to come out in November | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In July of 2018, Will Smith told us he was going to write a book. He said he was doing it for us because he has ?years and years of stuff I want to say.? On Saturday, Will not only announced the release date, but he also showed a copy of the cover (above) as well. According to the press release, the book is equal parts self-help and memoir. It will arrive November 9th of this year but is available for pre-order now. People gives us a little more insight as to what to expect.
Will Smith is sharing his story on his own terms.
On Saturday, the award-winning actor revealed the title and cover of his upcoming autobiography, WILL, on Instagram and his website. The inspirational memoir will be published by Penguin Press on Nov. 9.
Its been a labor of love, Smith said in a video posted on social media about the exciting news. Ive been working on it for the past two years and it is finally ready.
In WILL, Smith will explore his personal trajectory, from his childhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to his iconic roles in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and an array of hit films like Ali (2001) and Hitch (2005).
The book is an inspirational tale of how [Will Smith's] true self-knowledge helped to propel him to extraordinary success, and then evolve further to a place of deeper peace with himself, his loved ones, and the world, according to the press release announcing the book deal in October 2018.
Smith also revealed the cover for the forthcoming release, which was created by New Orleans-based visual artist Brandan BMike Odums. The cover features a series of portraits of the actor painted on top of each other.
The idea is to communicate visually the evolution of a person, from childhood through adulthood, and at major stages of their life in between, according to a press release.
[From People]
The book was co-written by Mark Manson, something Will told us was going to happen at the beginning. Mark has written a couple best sellers, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything is F*cked, Love is Not Enough and (and I am not making this up) Models: Attract Women Through Honesty. I admit I haven?t read Marks stuff, but the description of his books sounds a lot like how the Smiths try to sell their Red Table Talks, real talk and facing the truth kind of thing. I?m impressed the book took two years, that says at least Will thought about it and didn?t just push it through to get his $$$.
Will has led a fascinating life, I?d like to know about it. But it sounds like he?s going to turn his experiences into teachable moments. I feel like the Smith family tends to exclude important details in their teachable moments, especially the ones that end up making them look bad. Still, if this is the book Will wanted to write, then good for him. It?s always an accomplishment to finish a project like this. Kudos.
What I really want to talk about is the cover of this book. It?s an amazing piece of art. Will posted this time lapse video below of the artist creating it. The image is five layers, each representing a different stage of Will?s life. I?ve watched him create the canvas about a dozen times and I swear, the finished product gets more beautiful each time I watch. The artist is Brandon Bmike Odums frm New Orleans and his work is amazing.
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