The Princess of Wales has urged people to hold on to their inner child, ensuring that early instincts for curiosity and openness are “never lost in the first place”.
The Princess, who has recently begun campaigning for “genuine human connection”, said many adults now yearned for something other than an “increasingly digitalised world”.
Writing after her recent overseas visit to Reggio Emilia in Italy for her early childhood project, the Princess said childhood “can be understood as the state in which we come closest to our true selves”.
In a new essay, she says: “Childhood, then, is not only a beginning. It is also a reference point, a reminder of our true nature – and one that, even as adults, we might try to rediscover.
“If healing later in life is about rediscovering our most important connections, then perhaps the real task is to ensure that they are never lost in the first place.”
The Princess said she had recently been asked by a parent at her children’s school: “If we could all do just one thing, what would it be?”
She said: “My answer is simple: to prioritise love. I’m not talking about overly sentimental and romantic gestures, but love that is quiet and unconditional, built on time and patience: the joy found in ordinary things; the everyday magic of life itself.”
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis currently attend Lambrook School in Berkshire.
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