The Duchess of Cambridge met the woman named as the World's Best Teacher today during a series of school visits to mark Children's Mental Health Week.
Kate, wearing a £2,100 bespoke dress from Eponine, travelled to northwest London to learn how the school of award-winning Andria Zafirakou is supporting the wellbeing of pupils and staff.
Ms Zafirakou was awarded (£766,000) in prize money and the 2018 Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, which recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.
Today’s visit allowed the duchess to find out more about the support offered to students, teachers and parents to help with mental wellbeing in support of Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week 2019.
Place2Be, of which she is is patron, is a leading UK children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.
The charity works directly with more than 282 primary and secondary schools across England, Scotland and Wales. Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Read more from The Daily Mail.