# Duchess of Cambridge records video appeal for Children’s Hospice Week

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/04/29/duchess-cambridge-records-video-appeal-children039s-hospice-week/
- Published: 2013-04-29T10:33:04+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge, has made her first ever video message
to encourage people to support their local children's hospice service.

The video was aired yesterday to celebrate [Children's Hospice Week](http://www.childrenshospiceweek.org.uk),
which runs from 26 April to 3 May. This is the UK-wide fundraising and awareness
campaign for children's hospices and palliative care services. It is run by [Together for Short Lives](http://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk),
children’s palliative care charity.

 

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The Duchess is Royal Patron of [East Anglia’s Children's Hospices](http://www.each.org.uk)(
EACH). In the video she talks about her experience of seeing the work that EACH 
does for children and their families, describing it as "simply transformational".

In the video she said: "Children’s Hospice Week is a time to recognise, celebrate
and support the inspirational work of those hospices, and those who provide palliative
care to these children and families. Children’s hospices provide lifelines to families
at a time of unimaginable pain. The support they give is vital.

“In order to carry out this wonderful work, our help is needed.  With our support,
those providing children's palliative care can continue to offer these extraordinary
services.  It does not bear thinking about what these families would do without 
this.

“I hope that you will join me this Children’s Hospice Week in supporting your local
service. To find out more about how you can help, please visit [togetherforshortlives.org.uk](http://togetherforshortlives.org.uk)"

There are 49 children's hospices in the UK.

Barbara Gelb, CEO of Together for Short Lives said: "The Duchess’s message will 
be a real boost to children's hospices and all the charities that deliver vital 
health and social care to these families… I hope that the public will be inspired
by Her Royal Highness to join us this Children’s Hospice Week by supporting their
local service".

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