The Princess of Wales was effortlessly elegant today in a pretty pink suit as she visited the Foundling Museum as part of her early years work.
Kate Middleton, 41, donned a smart Alexander McQueen three piece as she arrived at the centre in London, where she is set to meet those who have lived in the care system, as well as with foster carers and adoptive parents to hear about their experiences.
As she arrived at the museum, where she will meet with care leavers who are being supported by the organisation, a protestor stepped out into the road holding a sign which read: ‘Monarchy is child abuse.’
However the royal mother-of-three appeared relaxed as she chatted to members of staff outside the museum, where she will be joined by Professor Green, who is one of Kate’s Shaping Us champions.
Kate’s Early Years work is a long-term project for the princess, beginning with how a child develops and the importance of the formative years.
The Princess of Wales, 41, was effortlessly elegant today in a pretty pink suit as she visited the Foundling Museum as part of her early years work
Kate swept her hair into her favourite bouncy blowdry style for the engagement, and opted for a neutral makeup look
Kate swept her hair into her favourite bouncy blowdry style for the engagement, and opted for a neutral makeup look.
She added a touch of blusher to her cheeks and a sweep of eyeliner across her lids for the occasion.
The Princess has worn the suit on a number of occasions in the past, including to visit the Royal Institution last year.
Kate has a close affiliation with Alexander McQueen having worn the British fashion house’s designs on notable occasions, most famously to her wedding in 2011.
However she added a new £90 belt by luxury London based designer Camilla Elphick for the outing today.
During her visit, The Princess is set to meet trainees who have taken part in the scheme’s creative-writing programme.
The themes of the Museum’s current exhibition Finding Family inspired the trainees to create poetry, and the royal will join a conversation between them and Professor Green to hear more about how creative writing has helped them to express their emotions and own lived experiences.
Kate will then meet with a small group of adoptive and foster parents to hear about the efforts they have undertaken to support young people who have experience of the care system.
They will discuss the importance of ensuring that every child has supportive and loving networks around them as well as the opportunity to build positive, lasting connections with others.
Kate has dedicated her time to raising awareness of the critical importance of early childhood and in January 2023, with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, launched Shaping Us, a long-term campaign.
The Princess will be joined on her visits by Shaping Us champion, Professor Green, who himself was brought up in kinship care.
As she arrived at the museum, where she will meet with care leavers who are being supported by the organisation, a protestor stepped out into the road holding a sign which read: ‘Monarchy is child abuse’
Kate waved to royal fans who had excitedly gathered outside the museum earlier this morning to catch a glimpse of the Princess
The royal mother-of-three, who has long made early years a corner stone of her royal work, appeared in high spirits during the outing
Kate has dedicated her time to raising awareness of the critical importance of early childhood and in January 2023, with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, launched Shaping Us, a long-term campaign
During the meeting, she is set to meet those who have lived in the care system, as well as with foster carers and adoptive parents to hear about their experiences
The Princess has worn the suit on a number of occasions in the past, including to visit the Royal Institution last year
The Princess will be joined on her visits by Shaping Us champion, Professor Green, who himself was brought up in kinship care
The Foundling Museum tells the history of the Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first children’s charity which was founded in 1739 as a home for children whose mothers couldn’t keep or care for them.
The Museum delivers training, mentorship programmes and creative projects, led and developed by contemporary artists, writers and musicians, and continues to use creative action to transform and improve the lives of care-experienced young people.
Since 2017, the Foundling Museum has delivered an award-winning Tracing Our Tales programme to care-experienced young adults.
The programme enables its trainees to gain the skills and confidence needed to deliver learning programmes at the Museum, to return to education and to secure apprenticeships and jobs, alongside skills in art and creative expression.
Kate has long worked in the Early Years space, and earlier this year amped up her work by launching her Shaping Us campaign.
The Shaping Us campaign aims to transform the issue of early childhood from one of scientific interest to one of the most strategically important topics of our time.
The campaign also highlights that, by focusing our collective time, energy, and resources to build a supportive, nurturing world around all children and those caring for them, we can make a huge difference to the physical and mental health and happiness of generations to come.
Reports produced by the Early Childhood centre have revealed that the first five years shape future wellbeing more than any other stage of development, with our brains growing faster than at this time then any other.
It also hopes to ‘break the cycle’ of parents who experienced difficult childhoods themselves.
Palace aides say the idea for the project began even before Kate became a mother.
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