Princess Kate On Motherhood -'It's So Hard'

THE ROYAL MOM GETS CANDID ABOUT HER OWN PARENTING STRUGGLES—AND LEADS A MAJOR NEW EFFORT TO HELP OTHER MOMS AND DADS

- Simon Perry

Raising two children with an incurable genetic disorder and behavioral issues means that single mom Deidre Green away is constantly juggling tantrums, doctors’ appointments and school runs alongside her aunt Dawn Daley, who co-parents with her. So when Green away and Daley arrived at Family Action in London on Jan.22, their emotions were frayed—but they found a sympathetic listener: Princess Kate, 37, who was visiting the center to launch a new help line that offers free counseling and support to parents and caregivers. “She was really proud that we could tell her the struggles that we are going through,” says Daley, 46. “We had a little cry.”