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Jennifer Newton

Kate Middleton wears £10 earrings from ASOS on visit to mental health service

The Duchess of Cambridge once again proved she loves a bargain by wearing a pair of £10 earrings while visiting a mental health text service she helped to establish.

Kate met volunteers, clinical supervisors and fundraisers at Shout 85258 this morning, which was launched by the Cambridges and backed by their Royal Foundation in 2019.

For the visit, Kate sported an olive green patterned dress with a pussybow neckline costing £355 by Derek Lam alongside a pair of black boots from Ralph Lauren.

Her simple jewellery included the £10 gold-plated earrings from online fashion giant ASOS - and it's not the first time she's worn them.

Kate Middleton visiting the mental health text service Shout today (Getty Images)
Kate wore £10 earrings from ASOS for the visit (Getty Images)

They also got an outing last October when Kate gave a keynote speech to launch the Action on Addiction campaign.

She also wore them while attending the re-opening of the V&A Museum in London in May 2021.

Kate's visit to Shout today came as the organisation marked a milestone one million text conversations.

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

Kate was involved in setting up the Shout service in 2019 (Getty Images)

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

Shout is the UK’s only 24/7 text messaging support service and offers confidential help for anyone struggling to cope.

Kate met volunteers and fundraisers at Shout (Getty Images)
Kate wore an olive green patterned dress and black boots (Getty Images)

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 service was the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first major project with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with the service launched following a £3 million investment from the Royal Foundation in May 2019.

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.

It's been a busy few days for Kate, who also carried out two engagements last week.

Last Wednesday she visited the Foundling Museum in London with her husband Prince William, where she also wore bargain £7 earrings from Accessorize.

The next day they were in Lancashire, where they went to Clitheroe Community Hospital and Church on the Street - a centre that helps those struggling with addiction and poverty.

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