She may be royal but the Duchess of Cambridge isn’t immune to the pregnancy niggles experienced by most women when they’re expecting, such as swollen hands.
On a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital this morning, the royal was forced to leave her £300K engagement band, which once belonged to Princess Diana, at home – most likely as a result of swollen fingers.
The Duchess is known for her love of the high street and today Kate proved her loyalty again by opting for a vibrant red coat from Boden – a firm favourite with middle class mums.
The royal, 36, wrapped up her baby bump in the cosy £220 number, and even braved chilly temperatures with bare legs.
The Duchess is visiting Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to open the latest phase in the institution’s ambitious redevelopment project.
Kate will meet young patients and their families to hear about their experiences of the enhanced facilities in the completed Mittal Children’s Medical Centre.
The centre has transformed the hospital’s inpatient facilities and fulfils its goal of providing modern accommodation for all the young patients, and allowing parents or carers to stay comfortably by their bedside.
The Duchess was greeted on arrival by nine-year-old Ava Watt, who has cystic fibrosis but left her £300K sapphire and diamond engagement ring at home
Bumping along nicely! The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her growing tummy in a fiery read coat by Boden as she visited Great Ormond Street Hospital in London
The Duchess of Cambridge arrives to officially open the Mittal Children’s Medical Centre during a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital
Caring Kate was seen putting an arm around nine-year-old Ava Watt who had presented her with two teddy bears
The Duchess looked elegant in a bright red £220 coat from Boden – a firm favourite with middle class mums
It was completed over two stages, first the Morgan Stanley Clinical Building was created followed by the recently finished Premier Inn Clinical Building.
The second clinical building involved redeveloping and refurbishing the children’s hospital’s cardiac wing and is now home to a new surgery centre alongside inpatient wards for medical specialties like infectious diseases and cardio-respiratory.
During the visit Kate will also meet staff caring for young patients and talk to clinicians carrying out cutting edge research to help the most seriously ill children.
Later Kate, who is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, will visit Bond Primary School in Mitcham, south London to see the work of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative.
The Duchess received more gifts for George and Charlotte, a day after being presented with teddies by the crowds in Coventry
Bumping along nicely: Kate who is around six months pregnant is due to give birth to her third child in April
Despite chilly temperatures, Kate braved the cold by going bare-legged in a pale pink dress, worn under a bright red coat from middle class favourite Boden
It’s been a busy week so far for Kate, who yesterday visited Coventry with Prince William, their first joint engagement of 2018.
The couple visited Coventry Cathedral, before officially opening the new Health and Science Building at Coventry University.
William and Kate rounded off their day by seeing first-hand the work of the organisation Positive Youth Foundation in the city.
The foundation works with young people who find themselves living in challenging circumstances, from those excluded from school to others at risk from a range of social issues.
Ava Watt, aged nine, who has Cystic fibrosis, presented the Duchess with a gift during her visit to Great Ormond Street Hospita
Kate was greeted at Great Ormond Street where she is officially opening the new Premier Inn Clinical Building, which completes The Mittal Children’s Medical Centre