Kate dazzled in a navy Catherine Walker dress coat and five-strand pearl necklace that belonged to her husband's late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.
His Majesty, Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, ignored a small but vocal group of anti-monarchist protestors as they arrived at the Abbey to support the Commonwealth. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/396hrz34
The Princess of Wales received a welcome to Leicester today as colourful as any Bollywood movie - with dancing, honking horns and crowds surging to shake her hand.
'Welcome to Leicester, Ma'am,' said one shopper who stopped her outside a jewellers as she visited family businesses and the city's famous 'Golden Mile', while an elderly woman handed her a printed blessing to take away.
Drivers waived and shoppers seemed surprised to see Kate, 44, walking down the street without any road closures.
The princess - who wore a white knitted dress with a knife pleated skirt - was presented with a garland of pearls and roses as she arrived at a community centre which, earlier in the week, had celebrated Holi, the Indian festival of colour, love and spring. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/2tv7wz2x
Kate, 44, teamed the stylish burgundy number with her merlot Gianvito Rossi leather boots, both of which she wore in 2024 during the Qatar state visit, as well as her matching ME+EM pussy bow blouse and her £570 CO pleated midi skirt.
Adding a touch of glitz to her colour coordinating ensemble, the mother-of-three sported her £1,600 Kiki McDonough Citrine Cushion Drop earrings. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/4brt5prd
The Princess of Wales joined flag-waving young children making 'belonging maps' at a primary school to highlight the importance of children's mental health.
Catherine visited Castle Hill Academy in New Addington, Croydon, on Thursday to mark Children's Mental Health Week in her role as patron of the charity Place2Be.
She chatted to the youngsters about the importance of expressing their emotions, asking what made them feel good and safe.
'Do you like to talk about your feelings, your sense of belonging?' she asked, adding: 'Sometimes it's hard to talk about your thoughts and feelings.'
The princess, who admitted she was 'too busy chatting' to make her own map, asked whether the children did arts and crafts at home, telling them: 'It's good to be messy, it's good fun.' Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/3jwfx36t
William and Kate sat down with the first woman to hold the role of the head of the Church of England at Lambeth Palace.
Separately, they also met with leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan, with the heir to the throne pictured shaking hands with him outside Kensington Palace.
In a post on social media, the Prince and Princess of Wales said it was 'a pleasure' to welcome Mr Khan to the palace on Thursday morning.
The meetings took place less than a day after Princess Catherine shared a poignant message to mark World Cancer Day.
Catherine unexpectedly joined Prince William at Lambeth Palace in London as he held a half-hour meeting with the first female to hold the top role in the Church of England's 1,400-year history. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/36tjtdh2
The Princess of Wales proved that textiles are in the family 'genes' as she helped finish off a special pair of trousers made for her husband, Prince William.
Catherine, 44, was warmly welcomed to Hiut Denim, a family-owned company based in Cardigan, Wales, as part of a royal away to highlight the flourishing Welsh textiles industry.
Her passion to highlight British manufacturing is in part inspired by her own family history: her father's ancestors owned William Lupton & Co, a woollen merchant and manufacturer based in Leeds. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/34dk86fw
The Princess of Wales showed off her love of art as she paid a visit to a culture centre in Winchester.
Kate, who studied Art History at St Andrews, called The Beauty of Earth exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Morris family 'inspiring'.
She wrote on Instagram: 'My thanks to the team at The Arc in Winchester.
'It was inspiring to see how they have placed creativity at the heart of the community and made art widely accessible.
'The Beauty of The Earth exhibition was a powerful reminder of the connection between nature, creativity and craft.' Kate signed off personally: 'C'. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/4puwx22w
The Princess of Wales has delighted fans with her salon-perfect hair styles over the years, but the royal is now also impressing with a newfound fondness for fuss-free DIY up-dos.
Since she first married Prince William in April 2011, Kate has enjoyed experimenting with a carousel of different styles - from bouncy blow-dries to bangs - for public appearances.
However, when the future Queen, 44, paid a visit to Wakefield Rugby Club yesterday, the royal showed that she's just as comfortable with a low-maintenance look, styling her hair into a neat plait for the final part of her engagement in West Yorkshire.Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/52ueyfx8
The Princess of Wales displayed her caring side again today as she showed a young girl at a trauma therapy centre how to hear the sea in a shell - before joining teenage girls for rugby drills and joining a mental health group on an outdoor walk.
Kate spoke to therapists at Family Action in Bradford this morning, a charity which helps children and their families recover from complex trauma.
She also joined creative therapy sessions - talking to children about collage trees and wish boxes - to understand how the use of play can be a vehicle for healing. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/ymfyumpj
Curling, which sees players slide stones across the ice towards a target area, is one of Team GB and Paralympics GB's most successful winter sports, earning six Olympic medals and two Paralympic medals to date.
But the prince and princess soon learned just how difficult it is to master the sport after being given a short introduction of how to throw the stone. Read more @ https://tinyurl.com/2myka8bw