The mention of Kate’s patronage and French Gates representing Pivotal suggested the two organizations’ work featured in their conversation. The Royal Foundation focuses on conservation, early childhood, emergency responders, homelessness and mental health, while Pivotal aims to speed social progress for women and youth.
This follows a similar Windsor Castle meeting a year earlier. French Gates, who left the Gates Foundation in 2024 to concentrate on her own initiatives, has spoken about giving resources away thoughtfully — a value she shared with PEOPLE in 2025 — and her current estimated net worth was reported by Bloomberg at $19.4 billion.