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The British Royal Courts: Duchess Catherine eventful day at Hampton Courts and Anne Freud centers

Duchess Catherine was out this Wednesday, May 4th. The Duchess of Cambridge had three appointments on its agenda. If the first had contact with children, where she found herself face to face with a rather impressive plastic dragon. The plastic and clay molten animal is amongst one of the attractions of the "Magic Garden", a new playground that she inaugurated at the gardens of Hampton Court Palace, southwest of London. The garden has been designed by the award-winning landscape architect of RHS Chelsea, Robert Myers and is built in King Henry VIII’s former tiltyard (a courtyard used for jousting practice and tournaments). It draws inspiration from the Tudor Court, allowing youngsters to learn about Hampton Court’s history while they play. Very interested in this big beast that was filled with young children play, the young 34 year old woman stooped to look more closely at her wide open mouth. And did not fail to entrust two girls of 8 years who were there, according to comments reported by the "Daily Mail", she thought her son George, aged 2 years and 9 months, would have had "a little scared" of this dragon. The little prince might be more appreciated those adorning, among flowers and golden lilies, the amazing cake made for the occasion.

Duchess Catherine who was wearing her blue twill Michael Kors swing coat wore underneath it was a gray sleeveless 'Peridot' Shift Dress created by Serbian designer installed in the English capital Roksanda Ilincic, on her feet were her faithful LK Bennett 'Fern' trench leather pumps and LK Bennett 'Nina' clutch, accessorized with her Mappin & Webb 'Empress' earrings and necklace.

She unveiled later in the day, when she attended her second appointment: a reception for lunch at the Anna Freud Centre in London, its main mission statement as part of its commitment to youth mental health .

Later in the evening, Catherine was expected at the National Portrait Gallery, where she is also their patron since 2012, to see the exhibition "100 Vogue: A Century of Style." She will discover her portraits by Josh Olins. These images included the Duchess of Cambridge in the Norfolk countryside were unveiled by the British edition of the magazine "Vogue" this May 1st.
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The British Royal Courts: The Duchess of Cambridge on the cover of Vogue UK

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On the occasion of its centenary anniversary, the British edition of "Vogue" magazine offers a nice cover for the month of June: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Saturday publication unveiled three shots, including the coverage, all of which were taken by photographer Josh Olins. frequent contributor to the magazine, Josh Olins is known for "casual elegance" wrote "Vogue" in a statement.

This coverage is also an opportunity to recall that Kate is patron of the National Portrait Gallery since 2012, one of his first commitments signed following his marriage to Prince William. The couple also celebrated this Friday, April 29, 2016 its fifth anniversary.

Both unveiled pictures will be presented at the National Portrait Gallery, where the exhibition "100 Vogue: A Century of Style" is still ongoing. They show the duchess smiling, dressed in traditional clothes, posing with natural.

The images were taken in the Norfolk countryside, and fashion director of "Vogue" Lucinda Chambers who even realized the styling of the session. "Publish a series of photos of the Duchess of Cambridge was one of my great ambitions for this magazine, said the editor of the magazine, Alexandra Shulman. I am delighted that the Duchess has agreed to work with us and the National Portrait Gallery, and with this unique collaboration we have a real celebration of our centennial, but also a fitting tribute to a young woman whose interest in photography and campaign is known to all. "Kate herself has made some snapshots of her children released by Kensington Palace.

"Josh shot the Duchess exactly as it is: full of life, with a great sense of humor, caring and intelligent, and, in fact, very beautiful. The images not only reflect his love for the country, his interest in photography and its involvement with the National Portrait Gallery, but they demonstrate that "Vogue" has always brilliantly: to associate the greatest photographers personalities of the moment, to reflect the cultural and societal changes. We had fun in making these pictures and choosing the images, and I hope it shows "for his part said Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery.
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