She’s just weeks away from giving birth to her third child, but the Duchess of Cambridge was her usual glamorous self today in high heeled shoes and a winter white coat as she visited a school in Oxford.
Thrifty Kate recycled a £69 cream maternity coat from high street brand JoJo Maman Bebe’s ‘princess’ line, which she previously wore on a visit to the set of Downton Abbey while expecting Princess Charlotte.
The Duchess is visiting Pegasus Primary School in Oxford where pupils, parents and teachers are part of an innovative charity programme to support emotional health and wellbeing.
A key interest for Kate, children’s emotional health is prioritised at the school where teachers and parents receive help and training by Family Links.
The charity integrates emotional health support into pupils’ education at the school, and their entire families are supported through a range of workshops.
The duchess, who is pregnant with her third child, recently recorded a video message in which she called for every child to be given the ‘best possible support to ensure they fulfil their true potential’.
Thrifty Kate recycled a £69 cream maternity coat from high street brand JoJo Maman Bebe’s ‘princess’ line for a visit to the Pegasus Primary School in Oxford
The royal is visiting the school to meet with parents and staff to find out more about how it works closely with the charity Family Links
Pregnant Kate received a warm welcome from school children who had gathered outside to welcome her
The Duchess of Cambridge arrives for a visit to Pegasus Primary School in Oxford to learn about the work of the charity Family Links
The expectant mother accessorised with a pair of pearl earrings to complement her winter white coat, which she previously wore while pregnant with Princess Charlotte
‘This is best achieved when we, the adults in their lives, work together to give children the emotional strength they need to face their futures and thrive,’ she said.
On her visit to the school, Kate will meet parents to hear more about how their families have overcome challenges with the support of Family Links.
She will also join pupils during one of the sessions, in which they are encouraged to share their thoughts on a range of topics, including how to support a classmate if they are being bullied or how to cope with a stressful situation.
Pregnant Kate is completing her final engagements ahead of the birth of her third child in April.
Kate previously wore the purse-friendly coat from high street maternity brand JoJo Maman Bébé when she visited the Downton Abbey set in 2015
And royal sources are predicting that the baby could well arrive on the patron saint of England’s feast day on the 23rd.
‘There’s no certainty with due dates of course but the Duchess is working off a date around St George’s Day and it would be a lovely patriotic coincidence if he or she were born then,’ a source told The Sun.
If the royal baby does arrive on the feast day, it could reignite calls for 23rd April to become a public holiday.
Kate, 36, brightened up a dull afternoon in Oxford in her winter white coat. Inside, the Duchess of Cambridge looked animated as she sat down to discuss how the charity Family Lives supports parents and teachers at Pegasus Primary School