Kate Middleton arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday for her two-day
working visit with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which she
launched last June.
Kate, 40, was given an official welcome at Copenhagen Airport and
was greeted by the British Ambassador to Denmark, Emma Hopkins.
The royal mum-of-three travelled by a scheduled flight to the capital
Copenhagen but it is thought her plane was delayed by around 30 minutes.
As ever, the Duchess displayed sartorial diplomacy, as she wore a
red Zara blazer in a nod to Denmark’s flag, teaming it with a white ruffled
blouse and black trousers.
Kate’s first stop of the day was the Copenhagen Infant Mental
Health Project at the University of Copenhagen, which aims to promote the
mental wellbeing of, and relationships, between children and their
parents.
She also met first-time parents at Copenhagen’s Children’s
Museum and visited the Lego Foundation PlayLab at University College Copenhagen
where she couldn’t resist taking the slide!
During her solo trip, the Duchess will spend time learning about how
Denmark has created an enabling culture for early childhood development,
specifically how it has promoted infant mental wellbeing alongside physical
health, and how it harnesses the power of nature, relationships and playful
learning in the first five years of life.
Her programme will focus on innovative initiatives and projects which
support children in their growth, particularly their social and emotional
development, as well as their parents and the wider communities surrounding
them.
A Kensington Palace spokeswoman said ahead of Kate’s trip: “The
Duchess is looking forward to visiting the country, learning from the Danish
people, and continuing to build on the already close friendship between the two
countries.”
Kate’s next visit was to the CIMPH “Understanding Your Baby
Project” at the Children’s Museum in Frederiksberg.
The Duchess met with health visitors who have been trained through
the programme, and two families who have benefitted from this support.
The “Understanding Your Baby Project” is a universal
educational parenting programme that was developed following the
implementation of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale screening tool. It’s used
nationally to help health visitors to identify infants who are at risk of adverse
social and emotional development
Kate showed off her maternal side as she spoke with families who have
benefited from the programme in Copenhagen.
After meeting with two eight-month-old baby boys and their parents, she
joked: “It makes me very broody.
“William always worries about me meeting under one-year-olds. I
come home saying ‘Let’s have another one.'”
Kate also appeared to be sporting a new pearl earring by
Copenhagen-based jeweller, Maria Black, as well as a £120
necklace from Monica Vinader.
