Naomi House Children's Hospice Visit

April 29, 2013: The Duchess of Cambridge met with children and staff at the Naomi House Children's Hospice in Hampshire.

From BBC News:

Catherine visited Naomi House in Sutton Scotney, near Winchester, as part of Children's Hospice Week.

...She met families who use the charity that helps young people with life-limiting conditions. Naomi House deputy chief executive Mark Smith said he was "thrilled" by the visit, which he added would help raise the hospice's profile. 

...Catherine was shown facilities including a hydrotherapy pool, and spoke to Naomi House supporters who help raise £7m a year to run the charity. She also met bereaved parents who received care and support following the death of their child. 

This year, Children's Hospice Week focuses on the support offered to brothers and sisters of children at the hospices.

Following the tour Catherine had tea with siblings of children cared for at the hospice, which was opened in 1997 by her father-in-law, the Prince of Wales.

She also saw a live performance of a charity song written by a Naomi House sibling in tribute to his deceased brother. 

Naomi House chairman Professor Khalid Aziz said the duchess's visit provided "a real boost for our families, our volunteers and all of our dedicated staff". 

Catherine became the Royal Patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices in January 2012. Raising awareness to the palliative care provided by hospices in UK has been one of her more vocal charity missions.

Visit to Warner Bros. film studios in Hertfordshire

April 26 2013: William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry made 500 children very happy.

The trio attended the launch of the Warner Bros. film studios in Hertfordshire accompanied by 500 children and adults from the Royals' various charities. The group took the Harry Potter tour and let loose and showed off their wizard-ing ways.

The Art Room Reception at National Portrait Gallery

April 24 2013: Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge attended a private reception to celebrate the work of charity, The Art Room. The event was held in the National Portrait Gallery, coincidentally another one of Kate's patronages.


The Art Room helps children experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties. The Duchess is patron of the Art Room.  Learn more about The Art Room at their website: http://www.theartroom.org.uk/





Watch scenes from the reception and Catherine's speech:

The Willows Primary School Visit

April 23, 2013: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge traveled to Manchester to visit the the Willows Primary School, Wythenshawe.

Catherine, joined by comedian John Bishop, attended the launch of a program at the Willows which is a partnership between the Royal Foundation, Comic Relief, Place2Be and Action on Addiction (one of Kate's patronage's).
 






Watch events from the day and speeches from Catherine and John:

National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle

April 21, 2013: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge met with honored scouts as she hosted the National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle. The Scouts are one of the Duchess's seven patronages.


From Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's News and Diary:

The Duchess of Cambridge has honoured the high achievements of hundreds of Scouts at Windsor Castle. Her Royal Highness beamed after being greeted at the National Review of Queen's Scouts at the castle in Berkshire by Chief Scout, adventurer and TV star Bear Grylls.

Four hundred youngsters and their families from across the UK and around the Commonwealth flocked to the prestigious annual celebration. ...

Today most of the youngsters received Queen's Scouts awards - the highest a Scout can gain - for achievements including carrying out regular community service for a year. It is also handed out to those aged 16 and 25 who have learned new skills, completed a four-day expedition in unknown terrain, taken part in a residential project and shared what they learned with their peers.

During the day, The Duchess also met youngsters who had received gallantry awards after being nominated for their bravery and heroism in their everyday lives. The Duchess of Cambridge with Chief Scout Bear Grylls as she attends the National Review of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle

The annual celebration at Windsor Castle dates back 80 years, with tens of thousands of young men and women being honoured during that time with a King's or Queen's Scout Award for their outstanding personal achievements.

Grylls said: "The Duchess is an incredible role model and she helps us show that Scouting's not just for boys. "She's also such a generous volunteer and everyone is so excited to have her in the Scouting family. Many people have followed her lead and are getting involved and enjoying the adventure."

 

Two-day trip to Glasgow, Scotland

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge toured the Emirates Arena on day 1 of their visit to Glasglow. The £113m arena will be a part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. On their visit, the pair also visited the Donald Dewar Leisure Centre in the Drumchapel area, and throughout the day met with athletes and royal fans.

 

Later the couple visited a homeless shelter with Stopover Project, which provides short-term accommodation and support to 16 to 25-year-olds run by the Quarriers charity.

For more information on Quarrier's Charity visit here: http://www.quarriers.org.uk/

The following day, Prince Charles joined William and Catherine on a visit to Dumfries House. The Prince of Wales will be showing William and Catherine around a new outdoor center.




The pair followed their visit to Dumfries House with visiting Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, to learn about the new Astute Class of nuclear powered submarines being built for the Royal Navy by BAE Systems.