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Jennifer Newton

Kate Middleton and Prince William announce exciting new trips ahead of Queen's Jubilee

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are heading off around the UK after announcing two exciting new trips.

It has been revealed that later this week, they will head north of the border to spend two days in Scotland.

Meanwhile, during the bumper bank holiday weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the pair will be spending some of it in Wales.

Their engagements in Scotland will take place on Wednesday and Thursday of this week and will see them focus on the topic of mental health.

They will visit the University of Glasgow, where they will chat with students about they managed their mental health during the pandemic.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are heading off around the UK (Getty Images)

Meanwhile, Prince William will make a solo visit to Hearts Football Club in Edinburgh to hear about the 'Changing Room' programme, which uses football as a vehicle to help men aged 30 to 64 talk about their mental health.

Also in Scotland, both William and Kate will go to Kennishead to see how the Wheatley Group is helping the homeless and disadvantaged.

Elsewhere, William and Kate's trip to Wales will come over the extended Bank Holiday Jubilee weekend.

They are among senior royals who will tour the UK as the nation marks the Queen’s 70-year reign with a series of events.

The couple will be visiting both Scotland and Wales (London Entertainment/REX/Shutterstock)

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The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit Northern Ireland and the Princess Royal will visit Scotland with all the members of the monarchy attending public events marking the Platinum Jubilee.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are likely to be in the capital attending events over the four-day weekend in June and it is not known which engagements the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will participate in.

The royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour in 2019 (AFP via Getty Images)

Harry and Meghan confirmed on Friday, also their son Archie’s third birthday, that they were “excited and honoured” to attend the commemorations for the monarch’s milestone in June with their eldest child and his sister Lilibet.

During her Diamond Jubilee celebrated in 2012 the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh made an extensive tour of the country over a three-month period.

Details have been released about some of the arrangements for the Platinum Jubilee with the gathering of royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony, after the Trooping the Colour ceremony, limited to just working royals and with the Duke of York and Harry and Meghan omitted from the line-up.

The monarch’s decision to only include royals carrying out official public duties was taken “after careful consideration”, Buckingham Palace said.

The symbolic move is likely to be interpreted as a snub to the Sussexes, who quit the monarchy for a new life in the US two years ago, and to Andrew, who was cast out of the institution over his civil sexual assault case.

On June 2, Trooping the Colour, the sovereign’s official birthday parade will kick start the four days of Jubilee festivities, with 18 members of the royal family set to gather on the famous frontage, with the Queen “looking forward” to the weekend of celebrations.

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