Kate Middleton says she checks in daily with Royal Family during lockdown

Kate Middleton has opened up about keeping in touch with family during the coronavirus lockdown.

In an interview on ITV’s This Morning, the Duchess of Cambridge admitted she and husband Prince William had found the situation difficult, but said they talk to their families more now as a result of the situation.

The mother-of-three added that she had found it hard to talk to her two eldest children George, 6, and Charlotte, 5, about the pandemic, but said she is grateful for having a solid support system.

Speaking to hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, she said: ‘It’s really hard and actually, we hadn’t done a huge amount of FaceTime and face calls and things like that, but obviously, we’re doing that a lot more now, and actually it’s been really great.

‘We try and check in daily with family members and speak to them about news and things like that, and in some ways I suppose we’ve got a lot more face time than perhaps we would have done before.

‘But it is difficult. It’s hard to explain to a five and a six, nearly seven-year old what’s going on.

‘The schools has been great in supporting them as well. Hard times, but we’ve got the support out there I think.’

The royal was on the show to promote her new photography project Hold Still, which encourages Britons to take snapshots of the ‘new normal’ as the UK struggles through an unprecedented period.

Explaining the project today, the duchess said: ‘I think we’ve all been struck by the most amazing images that have come out.

‘We’re going through some desperately sad times and all those working on the frontline are really showcasing the hardship that they’re going through, some of the tragedy they are witnessing.’

Kate also shared some stories from the Cambridge household, revealing that Prince George had found homeschooling a challenge.

She said: ‘It’s extraordinary, I’m sure you’re experiencing the same yourselves with your families. We’re stuck into homeschooling again, they are unprecedented times really, but no we’re fine, thank you for asking.

‘George gets very upset because he just wants to do all of Charlotte’s projects. Making spider sandwiches is far cooler than doing literacy work.’

Describing the family’s ‘strict’ regime, she added: ‘We don’t tell the children we’ve actually kept going through the holidays. I feel very mean.’

The Hold Still project opens from today and runs until June 18, with 100 entries to be chosen for a display run by the National Portrait Gallery.

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