"Every child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong. Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of Wales used her first public speech since recovering from cancer to say: that families need consistently nurturing environments to flourish; that the world could actually use a bit more tenderness; that we are all responsible for the culture in which future generations grow up; and that (as she told an audience of blue-chip employers) caring for others is work deserving of respect."
"There was something strangely jarring about listening to a princess talk earnestly about the need of children to be surrounded by love, safety and rhythm in the same week that Lord Alf Dubs, himself a former child refugee, was denouncing a Labour home secretary's proposal to remove financial support from families with children whose asylum claims have failed, and ultimately to round up and deport them."
The Princess of Wales affirmed that every child deserves safety, love, belonging and consistently nurturing family environments following recovery from cancer. She emphasized that the world needs more tenderness and that everyone shares responsibility for the culture shaping future generations. She stated that caring for others is work deserving of respect. Royal efforts around childhood are complicated by awkward associations from past controversies. A contemporary political proposal to withdraw financial support and deport families with failed asylum claims drew sharp criticism, highlighting tension between appeals to compassion and harsher government policy choices.
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