By Molly Claire Goddard
2:02pm PDT, Oct 10, 2025
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In the
essay, co-authored with Professor
Robert Waldinger from Harvard Medical School, Kate Middleton speaks out against the "epidemic of disconnection" in modern times. "While digital devices promise to keep us connected, they frequently do the opposite," she writes. "Our smartphones, tablets and computers have become sources of constant distraction, fragmenting our focus and preventing us from giving others the undivided attention that relationships require."
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The article highlights the need for face-to-face interaction. Kate Middleton states in it that quality time is "our children's greatest inheritance" and that we must "look people in the eye and be fully there."
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Prince William and Kate Middleton do not allow their children,
Prince George,
Princess Charlotte and
Prince Louis, free rein to the internet. "We sit and chat. None of the children have phones," the Prince of Wales said recently, adding that "it's something we are really strict about."
