Princess of Wales visits Ipswich hospice expansion site under construction
The Princess of Wales returned to The Treehouse children’s hospice in Ipswich, where she made her first public speech as a royal in 2012. She toured an expansion under construction and heard about the hospice’s care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.
The £6.3 million project is intended to meet growing demand and add a hydrotherapy pool, therapies suite, activity space, children’s bedroom and larger kitchen and dining facilities. The hospice currently has five children’s bedrooms and offers overnight accommodation for families, alongside services including music and sensory activities.
In short
- Kate revisited the hospice where she made her first royal speech.
- A £6.3 million expansion aims to meet growing demand.
- Plans include new therapy facilities and an additional bedroom.
Explained simply
The Treehouse is a children’s hospice in Ipswich run by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, a charity that supports children with life-limiting conditions and their families. A hospice can provide care, therapies and places for families to stay, as well as support at difficult times.
The Princess of Wales first visited The Treehouse in 2012, when she made her first public speech as a member of the royal family. The site’s expansion is part of efforts to provide more space and facilities as demand for the hospice’s services grows.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Kate means business! Princess teams hard hat with £1,325 Victoria Beckham power suit as she views construction work at children’s hospice where she made her first public speech as a royal”.