Kate’s touching way of keeping George, Charlotte and Louis close to heart during trip
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge, found a lovely way to take her three beloved children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, with her during her 24-hour dash across the UK.
Kate Middleton arrives at the Ely and Caerau Children's Centre
Kate travelled across the UK between Tuesday and Wednesday this week to promote a landmark survey part of her Early Years project. And, while her three children had to remain in London, the Duchess of Cambridge made sure to have a reminder of George, Charlotte and Louis with her.
Eagle-eyed royal-watchers spotted Kate wearing a necklace, the £1,070 ‘Personalised Gold Midnight Moon Necklace’ by Daniella Draper, with the letters G, C, L carved in it.
The Duchess, 38, made the necklace stand out by wearing a black turtleneck underneath a £349 Massimo Dutti camel coat.
The meaning behind the necklace is described on the company website.
It read: “The moon is universally representing the rhythm of time as it embodies the cycle.
“The phases of the moon symbolise immortality, eternity and enlightenment.”
Kate isn’t the only Duchess in the Royal Family to have worn a necklace with the initials of loved ones carved on its surface.
In September, Meghan Markle was spotted with a necklace bearing the initials H and A during her first known solo trip far from Prince Harry and Archie Harrison.
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On that occasion, the Duchess of Sussex had travelled to New York to watch her friend Serena Williams competing in the US Open final.
Kate, who has been working on her Early Years projects for months, this week launched a UK-wide survey looking into early childhood.
The poll, titled ‘Five big questions on the under fives’, was designed to help the public understand just how important the first five years of life are.
To promote it and help gather findings, Kate travelled to Birmingham, Cardiff, Surrey and London in just 24 hours.
Kensington Palace said: “This public feedback will also help to focus Her Royal Highness’ work through The Royal Foundation as she endeavours to provide children across the UK with the best foundations to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.”
During her visit to Cardiff, Kate opened up on her own struggles as a young mother.
The Duchess recalled how tough she found living in Anglesey when Prince George was “a tiny baby” and her husband Prince William was working night shifts as an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter pilot.
She said: “It’s nice to be back in Wales,
“I was chatting to some of the mums earlier, It was the first year and I’d just had George – William was still working with Search and Rescue and we came up here and I had a tiny tiny baby in the middle of Anglesey it was so isolated, so cut off.
“I didn’t have any family around and he was doing night shifts.
“If only I had had a centre like this.”
On the final leg of her solo tour, Kate visited HMP Send, a women’s prison in Surrey, where she had the chance to discuss the Forward Programme with those taking part in it and reunite with others who she had previously met during her first visit to the institute in 2015.
The Forward Programme offers a 12-step prison-based drug and alcohol programme for women, helping them overcome their addiction.