This archive report was first published on 7 May 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to families across the UK, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The royal couple, along with their three children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, are currently self-isolating at their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall.
As part of the lockdown measures, the children are being home-schooled by their parents, who are also facing the same challenges as everyone else, including not being able to see their extended family and friends.
However, Kate Middleton has revealed that the family is using FaceTime to stay in touch with their loved ones daily, admitting that it's hard to explain the 'new normal' to George and Charlotte.
Speaking on This Morning, Kate said: 'It's really hard. We hadn't done a huge amount of FaceTime and face calls but obviously we're doing that a lot more. And actually, it's been really great. We try to check in daily with family members and speak to them about news and things like that.'
She added: '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 have been great in supporting them as well. Hard times but we've got the support out there I think.'
As part of her new photography project, Hold Still, Kate is encouraging people to send in selfies and photos of their memories of the pandemic for a national exhibition. The project is being run in conjunction with the National Portrait gallery, which Kate has been a patron of since January 2012.
