Prince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge visits RAF base at heart of huge humanitarian operation

The Duchess of Cambridge returned to royal duties with a visit to RAF Brize Norton to thank the military personnel and volunteers involved with Operation Pitting, a large-scale humanitarian effort to help evacuate Afghanistan last month. Operation Pitting, the largest humanitarian aid operation in over 70 years, saw 850 evacuees from Afghanistan transported by the Royal Air Force to RAF Brize…
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The Duchess of Cambridge enjoys an afternoon of tennis with her Dad

The Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed an afternoon of tennis with her father, Michael Middleton, attending the final day of the Wimbledon championships. Kate, who presented the trophies at yesterday’s Ladies Singles championship, arrived at Wimbledon with her father to first watch the Men’s Wheelchair final between Gordon Reid and Joachim Gérard before heading over to the royal box for the…
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The Duchess of Cambridge prepares strawberries and egg sandwiches for the Wimbledon spectators

The Duchess of Cambridge paid her first official visit to this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament on Friday, watching two matches and visiting the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. Kate first watched a men’s doubles match with Wimbledon Chief Executive Sally Bolton and former tennis player Tim Henman at one of the outer courts. There, she watched as Brits Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares defeated…
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Kensington Palace announces new patronage for the Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cambridge has become patron of The Forward Trust following the addiction charity’s merger with Action on Addiction, one of her earliest patronages. The news was announced on Thursday, though the two charities had merged in May 2021. The Forward Trust website indicates that the charities banded together “to strengthen their ability to meet increased demand for help arising…
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