Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
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KATE Middleton dished out life tips to schoolgirls after a day of meeting teens affected by mental health woes and homelessness.
The Duchess of Cambridge encouraged youngsters to eat and sleep well while a group of pupils were left dazed by a “real life princess”.
Kate and William’s second day of their visit to Ireland began with a trip to a mental health charity while hundreds of fans queued at Temple Bar in Dublin to get a glimpse of the royal couple.
Fiona Hickey anxiously waited to see the mum of three who she described as her “inspiration”. This isn’t the first time the Dublin woman has queued to see the Duchess having flown over to the couple’s wedding in 2011.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, an emotional Fiona said: “I think it’s fantastic Kate has come to Ireland.
“I was lucky to be at their wedding, I travelled to London with one of my daughters so I’m especially privileged to see them visit Ireland.
“And to visit a mental health charity which is so important to them and to all of us.
“I just love the royals in general, I’m particularly fond of William and Kate and the late Princess Diana. I actually over for Diana’s funeral too when she passed away.”
The Duchess, dressed in a cream Reiss coat, left some teens star-struck at North Dublin charity Jigsaw.
Alex Rohan, 18, from Finglas, said: “It was surreal, you see them all over the media but to see them in person was crazy and they were so normal and chatted to us.”
Manager James Barry said the Duchess asked questions about young people’s experiences with mental health services here and was curious if there was still a stigma attached to mental wellbeing.
After a brief walk down Love Lane where some of the youths have written positive messages on wall tiles, the Duke and Duchess made their way to another important pit stop.
The VIPS paid a visit to a residential facility run by the social justice charity Extern in Clane, Co Kildare.
The organisation supports young people with a range of issues from homelessness to dealing with drug and alcohol addiction.
Both William and Kate popped to a local Londis shop where 200 fans waited, some lucky to take a selfie with the future king and queen.
The couple bought leeks and some brown bread before rolling up their sleeves and donning aprons while prepflew