Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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Publisher signals
65/100
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The Princess of Wales has commended “brave” children with life-limiting conditions after listening to youngsters play music during a visit to a hospice.
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youngsters → commend → hospice
The unit provides short breaks and palliative support for children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and bereavement support for families.
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unit → provide → families
The future queen, who opened the hospice in March 2012, saw its music therapy room and a sensory room with special lighting, a water bed and a projector.
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who → open → lighting
Kate met four-year-old Primrose Harvey, who has a rare congenital heart defect called hypoplastic right-heart syndrome, and her parents who regularly bring her to The Treehouse.
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who → meet → Treehouse
Kate told Primrose’s mother: “Super brave girl and brave parents too.”
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Kate → tell → girl
Mrs Harvey said it was “lovely” to speak to the Princess of Wales about her daughter and the support they receive.
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they → say → daughter
She told the Press Association: “It was really lovely just to talk about, you know, how amazing Each is for us as a family.
“It’s really nice for her to come here and see first-hand how much they do for families.”
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they → tell → families
Charlotte Freegard, 13, who has a rare genetic muscle disorder called nemaline myopathy, sang Perfect by Ed Sheeran through a microphone for Kate who clapped and told her she was “brilliant”.
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she → have → her
As the princess sat beside the girl at a piano she said: “Charlotte, that was beautifully sung.
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that → sit → piano
Kate said it was good for the children to have so much musical equipment and asked Charlotte: “You’re able to express yourself and really enjoy yourself?” to which the girl replied: “Definitely.”
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girl → say → which
Freddie Ormrod, 11, who has the mitochondrial genetic disorder Leigh syndrome, which causes epileptic seizures and profound physical disability, played chimes and a tambourine during Kate’s visit.
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which → have → visit
Freddie’s father James jokingly told the princess there was only so long he could listen to the chimes, to which she replied: “It is noisy.
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It → tell → which
Kate, who was wearing a dark green blazer and trousers, donned a white hard hat and orange hi-vis vest to visit a construction site where the hospice is being expanded, including a new hydrotherapy pool, a wellbeing and therapies suite, and a new bedroom that will be completed in 2028.
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that → wear → 2028
She spent a while speaking to a group for bereaved families who told her about the importance of having someone to talk to after losing a child.
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who → spend → child
Sam Morley, who has been attending the bereavement group since her 17-year-old son Euan, who had a degenerative neurological condition, died two years ago, said Kate was “very interested and very empathetic”.
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Kate → attend → condition
Ms Morley told PA: “She was asking a lot about the bereavement support for not only us but other siblings and things like that.”
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She → tell → that
She said Euan “loved” coming to The Treehouse hospice, adding: “He absolutely loved music.
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He → say → music
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