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Article thumbnail: Copyright in the photograph is vested in The Prince and Princess of Wales. Publications are asked to credit the photograph to Will Warr/Kensington Palace. The photograph is being made available by way of license on condition that: a) The photograph shall be solely used for news editorial purposes only. It shall not be approved for souvenirs, or memorabilia; or anything colourably similar. b) No charge should be made for the supply, release or publication of the photograph. c) There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photograph (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. d) The photograph must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form and must include all of the individuals in the photograph when published. e) The photograph shall not be used after 31st December 2023, without prior permission from Kensington Palace. 3. Any questions relating to the use of the photograph should be first referred to Kensington Palace and before publication. Undated handout video grab image issued by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte volunteering at the Baby Bank in Holyport near Maidenhead, during a private evening event. The Princess of Wales took her children volunteering to the baby bank where the young royals picked out Christmas presents for those in need. Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis got stuck in sifting through donated goods after being given the task of choosing toys they would like and filling festive bags. Issue date: Monday December 11, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Kate. Photo credit should read: Will Warr/Kensington Palace/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permissi
Andrew Fisher

Royal visits to baby banks are a dangerous normalisation of poverty

Solidarity, not charity (even with the royal seal of approval) is the only way to rid us of poverty

Andrew Fisher

Labour's response to the Rwanda plan is gutless and shameful

Andrew Fisher

We're still paying for Thatcher's cruelty

Article thumbnail: PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer takes a tour of the control room at St Fergus Gas Terminal on November 17, 2023 in Peterhead, Scotland. Keir Starmer reaffirms Labour's commitment to set up GB Energy, a new publicly-owned energy company based in Scotland, and highlights the need for the UK to make it's own clean energy. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Andrew Fisher

The nasty party is back - and disabled people are bearing the brunt

Andrew Fisher

We have failed as voters – and Suella Braverman was our punishment

Article thumbnail: Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he meets supporters in Bedford after Labour won the Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary by-election on October 20, 2023. Britain's ruling Conservative Party lost two parliament seats to Labour, another ominous setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of a general election expected next year. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he meets supporters in Bedford after Labour won the Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary by-election on October 20, 2023. Britain's ruling Conservative Party lost two parliament seats to Labour, another ominous setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his party ahead of a general election expected next year. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: TAMWORTH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer gestures as he speaks after Labour candidate Sarah Edwards (not pictured) won the Tamworth by-election on October 20, 2023 in Tamworth, England. Labour Candidate Sarah Edwards overturns a 19,000 Tory majority to win the seat vacated by disgraced Conservative MP Chris Pincher. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: TAMWORTH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: Labour Party leader Keir Starmer gestures as he speaks after Labour candidate Sarah Edwards (not pictured) won the Tamworth by-election on October 20, 2023 in Tamworth, England. Labour Candidate Sarah Edwards overturns a 19,000 Tory majority to win the seat vacated by disgraced Conservative MP Chris Pincher. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: GAZA STRIP, GAZA - OCTOBER 14: Black smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on the eighth day of the clashes in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 14, 2023. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: GAZA STRIP, GAZA - OCTOBER 14: Black smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on the eighth day of the clashes in Gaza Strip, Gaza on October 14, 2023. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Britain's Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer attends television interviews on the final day of the party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Article thumbnail: Britain's Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer attends television interviews on the final day of the party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble