Kate Middleton speaks fondly of her and Prince William’s ‘really special’ trip to ‘fantastic’ Pakistan in her first ever TV news interview after wishing happy birthday to three orphans in their native Urdu
- She said the five-day official trip allowed the couple to see a lot of the country
- The couple, both 37, boarded their RAF Voyager plane home today after the trip
- During the interview the duchess speaks passionately about the SOS Children’s Village project in Lahore
The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken fondly of her and Prince William’s ‘special and amazing’ trip to Pakistan in a TV news interview.
The duchess spoke to CNN during an engagement in the city of Lahore yesterday where the royal couple were visiting the charitable organization SOS Children’s Village.
With Prince William stood beside her, she said that the five-day official trip had allowed the couple to see a lot of the country.
The Duchess of Cambridge (pictured) has spoken fondly of her and Prince William’s ‘special and amazing’ trip to Pakistan in a TV news interview
With Prince William stood beside her, she said that the five-day official trip had allowed the couple to see a lot of the country
The duchess spoke to CNN during an engagement in the city of Lahore yesterday where the royal couple were visiting the charitable organization SOS Children’s Village
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with youngsters at the SOS Children’s Village in Lahore
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge smile during a visit to SOS Children’s Village in Lahore where the interview took place
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge told a story to children with finger puppets in Lahore during their tour of Pakistan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to SOS Children’s Village in Lahore where Kate gave her first TV interview since marrying Prince William eight years ago
During the interview the duchess speaks passionately of the SOS Children’s Village project saying: ‘There’s so many vulnerable women here but they’ve really used their positivity and the support that the village here provides them.
‘They have done it to support and protect the next generation of children in their care and give them the best possible start to their future lives.’
The couple also had the chance to tell a story to children with finger puppets as they visited the project, a centre for local orphans in the heart of the city which was established in 1977.
William and Kate joined a birthday party for one of the children at the SOS Children’s Village which involved games
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge entertain the youngsters during a visit to SOS Children’s Village in Lahore
William and Kate visited SOS Children’s Village, a charitable organisation in the heart of the Lahore established in 1977
William and Kate joined a birthday party for one of the children, which involved games, music and traditional Pakistani cakes, and the duchess said a few words, her first speech of the five-day tour.
Later in the interview the Duchess of Cambridge said it was ‘amazing’ to see so much of the country’s geography and some of the community activities in Lahore.
Later the couple, both 37, were seen waving from the steps of their RAF Voyager plane as they prepared to return to Britain to rejoin Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, four, and one-year-old Prince Louis.
Mid-air drama occurred yesterday evening as their plane attempted to land in the capital Islamabad.
The airbus was in the air for more than two hours in total, either circling or trying to land through the ‘serious storm’, with passengers describing the flight as a ‘rollercoaster’.