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Kate's message of hope on International Women's Day

Mar 9, 2026

Kate, Princess of Wales, — Kate says women help make the world kinder and more compassionate. -AP

The Princess of Wales has hailed the "resilience and quiet strength" of women on International Women's Day.

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"Today we celebrate the kindness, resilience and quiet strength of women in our families and communities," Kate said in a post on X.

"This day is about standing up alongside one another - recognising the loving influence of women, who nurture hope, encourage others and help make the world kinder and more compassionate."

The princess talked about her passion for mothers' mental health during a visit to Powys, Wales, last month.

Kate became patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, a charity and network of organisations, parents and clinicians dedicated to perinatal mental health, in 2022.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex posted a picture of herself and daughter Princess Lili on Instagram, taken by "Papa Sussex".

"For the woman she will one day be...," she wrote.

"Happy International Women's Day."