The future King dropped in on Freddie Hadley, 12, St Michael's Church of England High School in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, after the youngster wrote to him last year.
Prince William revealed Princess Charlotte 's favourite joke this morning during a surprise school visit on a day of engagements in the West Midlands.
The royal then told a knock-knock joke about 'Interrupting Cow' instead, saying it's currently Princess Charlotte's favourite, adding: 'That's one I hear a lot at home at the moment.' During his visit, William met representatives of Student Voice and had conversations with students about mental health
Freddie Hadley, 12, posted his letter on X, formerly Twitter, on World Mental Health Day last October telling the royal about the brilliant work he and his friends at St Michael's Church of England High School in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, were doing. It is the first time that William has undertaken what is known as a 'royal away day' since news of the Princess of Wales' cancer diagnosis and treatment was publicly announced.
The Prince of Wales has arrived at a school in the West Midlands to surprise a schoolboy who previously wrote to him Inside the building William told one member of staff: ' Lots of people write letters but Freddie's was a really well written letter. I promised I would come. 'A clip filmed outside the school showed William and Freddie deep in conversation as the future King spoke to the schoolboy about his letter.
The Prince of Wales also thanked the station and the school for welcoming him - despite the fact he supports Aston Villa. The Prince of Wales shook hands with Freddie's peers and other pupils at St Michael's, who all seemed excited to see himSome of the children who had queued up to meet Prince William appeared bashful after meeting him
'My passion now has moved into male mental health because... the suicide rate in young men is just terrifying and I wanted to do something about it.' It's team of enthusiastic student Wellbeing Ambassadors also help design and implement a range of initiatives to support students. As they went round and round the table William grinned in admiration, remarking: 'Wow, well done everyone. And you can do it all so fast. These are all things you guys have been doing? You've been busy.
Freddie Hadley, 12, wrote to the Prince of Wales last year telling him about the initiative he and his peers have set up to help pupils manage their mental health After initially sending his apologies for not being able to visit Freddie and his classmates, William gave St Michael's school a wave today ahead of his arrival
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