Prince William causes buzz as the Duke Of Cambridge makes the bold decision to appear on the cover of magazine Attitude. Prince William, like Prince Harry, joins the line of manly men making their stand against gay hate as part of his Heads Together campaign.
Citing Reuters, Prince William opened the doors of Kensington Palace to Attitude and members of the LGBT community for a dialogue on gay bullying. Members of the magazine and the LGBT community were able to share their experiences with Prince William on the mental health consequences of gay bullying in the society.
The Guardian reports that currently, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Duchess Of Cambridge Kate Middleton are spearheading the Heads Together campaign. With this campaign, Prince William, Prince Harry and the Duchess Of Cambridge Kate Middleton seek to bring together mental health organizations, charities as well as varied communities such as the LGBT.
HRH met a group of young LGBT people convened by @AttitudeMag to discuss bullying at Kensington Palace in May 2016 pic.twitter.com/V6XLWQJbNB
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 15, 2016
The Mental Health Foundation in the UK gives an overall perspective saying that mental health problems drive a considerable number of diseases and disabilities worldwide. In England alone statistics are such that one out of four people experience mental health problems in their lifetime, which something that Prince William, Prince Harry and the Duchess Of Cambridge Kate Middleton hope to address with Heads Together.
Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, was able to share with Prince William his experience of speaking with the loved ones of children who take to suicide as a recourse for being bullied about their sexual orientation. "No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason," Prince William expressed.
The Duke is working hard to support the fight against bullying, and has launched a cyberbullying taskforce https://t.co/KFuUX9k4Ph — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) June 15, 2016
Prince William advised that individuals being bullied, especially children and teenagers should raise the flag when bullying happens. Citing Prince William, individuals who go through bullying - whether over sexual orientation or other reasons of hate and prejudice - should let others know what they are going through, be it a friend, a teacher, an adult one trusts or a helpline such as Childline.
Reuters reports that in 2013 Prince Harry was given recognition for rescuing a soldier from gay bullying. The Kensington Palace social media announced that as an offshoot of the Heads Together campaign, Prince William launched The Royal Foundation Taskforce On The Prevention of Cyberbullying.
