Catherine, Princess of Wales: Difference between revisions

In September 2012, the couple embarked on a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands to commemorate [[Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee]] across the Commonwealth.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=Jubilee: royal trip to paradise for Duke and Duchess|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8957142/Jubilee-royal-trip-to-paradise-for-Duke-and-Duchess.html|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194136/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8957142/Jubilee-royal-trip-to-paradise-for-Duke-and-Duchess.html|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> During this overseas visit, she made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in Malaysia, drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge gives first speech abroad|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19586208|access-date=30 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19586208|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

 

In October 2015, Catherine attended her first [[state banquet]] at Buckingham Palace, held to host Chinese president [[Xi Jinping]].<ref name="bbc profile">{{cite news |title=Profile: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge |work=BBC News |date=May 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19596679 |access-date=12 December 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916115258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19596679 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Time|title=Kate Middleton wears a tiara to her first state banquet|first=Eliana|last=Dokterman|url=https://time.com/4080552/kate-middleton-tiara-first-state-banquet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221005033/https://time.com/4080552/kate-middleton-tiara-first-state-banquet/|date=20 October 2015|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2016, she and William undertook a tour to India and Bhutan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4287846/kate-middleton-prince-william-india-tour-pictures/|title=Scenes from Prince William and Kate's royal tour of India and Bhutan|magazine=Time|date=16 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229110826/https://time.com/4287846/kate-middleton-prince-william-india-tour-pictures/|archive-date=29 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In October that year, Catherine made her first solo overseas trip to The Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-visits-netherlands-solo-foreign-trip-royal/story?id=42720938|title=Princess Kate Visits the Netherlands in First Solo Foreign Trip as a Royal|work=ABC News|date=11 October 2016|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508140010/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-visits-netherlands-solo-foreign-trip-royal/story?id=42720938|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Countries visited by the couple in 2017 include France, Poland, Germany, and Belgium.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2017/03/18/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-charm-paris-best-photos-of-a-glamorous-diplomatic-trip/#3b5242e20a9d|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William charm Paris: Best photos of a glamorous diplomatic trip|magazine=Forbes|first=Cecilia|last=Rodriguez|date=18 March 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301230635/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2017/03/18/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-charm-paris-best-photos-of-a-glamorous-diplomatic-trip/#3b5242e20a9d|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10295873/kate-william-royal-family-tour-germany-poland-2017/|title=Everything the royal family did on their tour of Germany and Poland|magazine=Town and Country|first=Caroline |last=Hallemann|date=21 July 2017|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520100438/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10295873/kate-william-royal-family-tour-germany-poland-2017/|archive-date=20 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-middleton-belgium-battle-passchendaele-ceremony|title=Kate Middleton repeats an iconic look in Belgium|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Josh|last=Duboff|date=31 July 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801003020/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-middleton-belgium-battle-passchendaele-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref> Their tour to Germany and Poland was successful, with author Katie Nicholl referring to it as a "P.R. victory for Britain".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl| title=William and Kate's European tour was a P.R. victory for Britain|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-william-royal-tour-recap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722004640/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-william-royal-tour-recap|date=21 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> She visited [[Luxembourg City]] in May 2017 for the [[Treaty of London (1867)|Treaty of London]] commemorations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-stuns-in-powder-blue-suit-as-she-makes-solo-visit-to-luxembourg-35704078.html|title=Kate Middleton stuns in powder blue suit as she makes solo visit to Luxembourg|work=The Independent|date=11 May 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301231252/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-stuns-in-powder-blue-suit-as-she-makes-solo-visit-to-luxembourg-35704078.html|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2018, the couple visited Sweden and Norway.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/5124733/will-kate-swedish-royal-family/|title=See Prince William and Kate Middleton with the Swedish royal family|magazine=Time|first=Mahita|last=Gajanan|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130162520/http://time.com/5124733/will-kate-swedish-royal-family/|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, they carried out a two-day visit of Northern Ireland, visiting Belfast, [[Fermanagh]], and [[Ballymena]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moniuszko |first=Sara&nbsp;M. |title=Duchess Kate stuns in red coat for surprise Northern Ireland visit with Prince William |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/27/prince-william-duchess-kate-make-surprise-visit-northern-ireland/3001821002/ |access-date=15 November 2020 |newspaper=USA Today |date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108014231/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/27/prince-william-duchess-kate-make-surprise-visit-northern-ireland/3001821002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The purpose of the visit was to celebrate the country's youth and acknowledge the progress made in overcoming the region's divisions over the past twenty years.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Cosmopolitan| first=Catriona|last=Harvey-Jenner|title=Why Prince William and Kate Middleton's surprise trip to Northern Ireland was kept secret|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a26548937/prince-william-kate-middleton-northern-ireland-trip-secret-security/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126174954/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a26548937/prince-william-kate-middleton-northern-ireland-trip-secret-security/|date=27 February 2019|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=26 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple visited Pakistan in October 2019; it was the royal family's first visit to the country in 13 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/06/29/duke-duchess-cambridge-defy-security-fears-plan-retrace-dianas/|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge defy security fears with plan to retrace Diana's footsteps during royal tour of Pakistan|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=29 June 2019|access-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629234744/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/06/29/duke-duchess-cambridge-defy-security-fears-plan-retrace-dianas/|archive-date=29 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour was a success, helping promote diplomatic relations with Pakistan while also reflecting the couple's personal interests in climate change and the significance of quality education.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl|title=How Kate Middleton and Prince William aced their “relatable” tour of Pakistan|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/10/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-last-day-pakistan-tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222606/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/10/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-last-day-pakistan-tour|date=18 October 2019|archive-date=28 January 2023|access-date=25 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, they carried out a three-day tour of Ireland, visiting three of [[Counties of Ireland|the country's counties]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William step out in Galway as they wrap first official visit to Ireland|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-step-out-in-galway-as-they-wrap-first-official-visit-to-ireland/|first=Simon|last=Perry|magazine=People|date=5 March 2020|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517090522/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-step-out-in-galway-as-they-wrap-first-official-visit-to-ireland/|url-status=live}}</ref>