Kate visits crisis support service Shout to mark one million text conversations

The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the mental health text service she helped establish to mark a milestone one million conversations.

Use of the platform has jumped by 140% since the start of the pandemic, and Kate was told of the need for more volunteers to meet the growing demand.

The duchess was shown how the service works in London, and joined a small group of volunteers to hear about their experiences helping the distressed.

It is free to start a conversation by texting SHOUT to 85258 from all major mobile networks in the UK.

Round-the-clock support comes from clinical supervisors and some 2,500 trained volunteers.

The couples were dubbed the fab four, but Harry and Meghan split from the Foundation a month later to set up their own charitable organisation before quitting as senior working royals in 2020.