A pregnant Duchess Catherine has thrown open the doors to the palace to host an awards ceremony at the Kensington Palace State apartments that she, Prince William and Prince George call home.
A pregnant Duchess Catherine has thrown open the doors to the palace to host an awards ceremony at the Kensington Palace State apartments that she, Prince William and Prince George call home.
Catherine, 33, who is now four months pregnant with her second child, hosted the first ever Wellbeing in Schools Awards to honour children who had overcome enormous difficulties to become “child champions” and have gone on to help others.
The awards were created by children’s mental health charity Place2Be, which the Duchess has been a patron of since 2013.
Catherine looked elegant as ever in a black dress with sheer mesh polka dot detail as she met with the 20 Awards finalists before presenting the Child Champion Award to 11-year old Bailey Dunne.
Guests gathered at the Kensington Palace State Apartments, just next door to where Kate left Prince William and Prince George for the evening at their home at Apartment 1A.
The Duke and Duchess have been living in the apartment, which was formerly home to Princess Margaret, for just over one year now, after spending $8 million to have it renovated and refurbished.
While the Awards guests didn’t get to see inside that apartment, it certainly would have been a convenient evening out for Duchess Catherine!
Benita Refson, the Chief Executive Officer of Place2Be: “This is a wonderful, exciting opportunity to honour our young people and schools in such a wonderful setting.
“The Duchess’ total and utter belief in what we do and her commitment to children’s mental health is incredible.”
Duchess Catherine meets withAshantae Ahmet, aged 12, one of the finalists for the Child Champion Award.
Duchess Catherine with Benita Refson, the Chief Executive Officer of by children’s mental health charity Place2Be, who hosted the awards.
The Duchess look relaxed and comfortable in her fourth month of pregnancy as she chatted with guests at the Kensington Palace State Apartments – right next door to Apartment 1A where she lives with Prince William and Prince George.
Duchess Catherine with the Awards finalists.
A peek inside the Kensington Palace apartments where the awards were hosted. Duchess Catherine looked elegant as ever in a skirt by her favourite designer Jenny Packham and a stunning polka dot top by British high street retailer Hobbs.
The Duchess presenting the Child Champion Award to 11-year old Bailey Dunne.
Duchess Catherine looked enthusiastic as she greeted young nominees for the Child Champion Award .
