Kate and William surprised pupils and teachers from Casterton Primary Academy in Burnley on Wednesday, when they dialled into a video call. The Lancashire school has stayed open to teach children of NHS and key workers, and the royal couple thanked the school for playing its part during the coronavirus pandemic.
During the hour-long video call the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge candidly chatted to pupils and teachers, and Kate even revealed a surprising fact about her husband.
Towards the end of the video call, William and Kate wished pupils and staff members a Happy Easter, which quickly led to a chat about chocolate.
The Duke said the family will definitely be tucking into a chocolate treat on the weekend, with Kate revealing he had already been indulging in their supplies.
William said: “There will be a lot of chocolate being eaten here, don’t worry!”
Kate quickly responded: “You keep eating it!”
The royal couple are both known for having a sweet tooth, with William requesting a chocolate biscuit cake at his wedding to the Duchess in April 2011.
The pair also had a multi-tiered fruit wedding cake, which was decorated with fresh fruit and flours.
Former royal chef Darren McGrady has also previously revealed Kate’s favourite dessert is a sticky toffee pudding.
But the main reason for the video call was to thank the school’s staff for helping out during the pandemic.
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Kate told the children and teachers: “To you and everyone who is in during this time, it must be such a relief for all the parents who are key workers to know that their children have the normality and structure and they’ve got a safe place for them to be.
“So really, really well done and for all of you, I know it’s not easy circumstances, but it’s fantastic.”
A teacher replied: “Thank you so much. I think everyone is just pleased to be able to help.”
William added: “Good northern volunteering spirit going on up there, very good of you!”
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The royal pair also engaged with pupils of the school, as they showed off their Easter arts and crafts, including a felt collage they had made with rainbows and hearts saying ‘Thank you NHS’.
Several of the youngsters wore pink rabbit ears, prompting the Duke to compliment them.
William said: “I like your bunny ears They look like the real deal.”
Kate also spoke with them, asking their names and talking about what their parents were doing.
One child, 10-year-old Harris told the royals his mother is still working as an NHS administrator for health visitors, and another pupil, Lloyd, aged nine, said his mother is employed at a special needs school.
The two students then held up pictures of their parents they had drawn.
Harris said: “This is a picture of my mum and she works for the NHS as an admin for the health visitors and I’m really proud of her.”
The Cambridges were very impressed by the artwork and praised them for making the pictures.
A clip of their video was shared to their social media accounts, Kensington Royal.
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