"We can feel frustrated, miss loved ones or get
anxious," William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and Kate
said in an interview promoting a government Every Mind Matters
online platform which gives tips on mental health.
"There are things we can all do to look after our mental
wellbeing at this time."
Prince William told the BBC he was especially worried about
front-line health workers who were putting their lives on the
line on a daily basis to save others, while absorbing the pain
of their patients.
"The experiences the front-line workers are going through now is
like nothing that anyone has ever seen," William said. "A lot of
them are putting their lives and their health on the line for
all of us."
He noted that while health workers had rightly been praised as
heroes, the country should be careful not to alienate those
nurses, doctors and support staff "who do genuinely worry and
are scared going to work every single day".
"We're not superhuman, any of us. So to be able to manage those
emotions and that feeling is going to take some time after all
this is over as well."
The members of Britain's royal family, who are keeping in touch
via online video calls, have experienced COVID-19 first hand,
when William's 71-year-old father, Prince Charles, tested
positive and suffered mild symptoms last month.
"I have to admit at first I was quite concerned: he fits the
profile of somebody at the age he is at which is fairly risky,"
said Prince William, adding that the hardest challenge for
Charles was to stay at home and not go walking.
He also expressed concern for the monarch, his 93-year-old
grandmother, and his 98-year-old grandfather, Prince Philip, who
are isolating at Windsor.
"I think very carefully about my grandparents, who are at the
age they're at and we're doing everything we can to make sure
they're isolated away and protected from this."
The couple also discussed the challenges of remaining at home
with three young children between the age of 6 and 2, with Kate
admitting that they had maintained the home schooling routine
through the Easter holiday.
"I feel very mean," she added.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton; editing by
Philippa Fletcher)
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