The Duchess Of Cambridge Unveils Findings Of Biggest Ever Study On The Early Years

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: This photograph must not be used after 31st December 2020 without prior permission from Kensington Palace. NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE (including any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-editorial use). This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. All other requests for use should be directed to the Press Office at Kensington Palace in writing. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photographs when published. The photo shall not be used after December 31, 2020, without prior permission from Kensington Palace. In this handout photograph supplied by Kensington Palace, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, attends a briefing with Managing Director of Public Affair at Ipsos MORI, Kelly Beaver, on the data, commissioned by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and conducted by Ipsos MORI, revealing what the UK thinks about the early years, on November 24, 2020 in London, England. The publication of this research follows nine years of work by The Duchess of Cambridge in which she has looked at how difficult experiences in early childhood are often the root cause of key social challenges such as poor mental health, family breakdown, addiction and homelessness – with the cost of late intervention estimated to be around £17 billion per year in England and Wales. (Photo by Kensington Palace via Getty Images)