Princess Kate
See Princess Kate's Italy trip, first overseas visit since cancer treatment
May 13, 2026, 3:19 p.m. ET
Princess Kate is a princess of the people. Kate greeted people outside Reggio Emilia's town hall as part of a two-day visit in Italy, on May 13, 2026.
The Princess of Wales is visiting the city in Northern Italy as The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood expands internationally. During her visit, she's exploring leading approaches to early child development, which focusses on creativity, relationships and hands-on discovery. The trip marks the future queen's first overseas royal visit since her cancer treatment.
MARCO BERTORELLO, POOL/AFP Via Getty ImagesThe Princess of Wales is visiting the city in Northern Italy as The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood expands internationally. During her visit, she's exploring leading approaches to early child development, which focusses on creativity, relationships and hands-on discovery. The trip marks the future queen's first overseas royal visit since her cancer treatment.
Princess Kate visits Scuola Comunale d'infanzia Anna Frank, a municipal preschool for 3 to 6-year-olds, which uses the Reggio Emilia approach in its teaching, with a particular emphasis on creativity, relationships and the learning environment during the first day of her visit on May 13, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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People gather ahead of the arrival of Princess Kate on the first day of her visit to Reggio Emilia on May 13, 2026.
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An advertising standee is displayed as people gather to greet Princess Kate as she leaves the city hall on the first day of her visit to Reggio Emilia on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate visits the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, part of the two-day trip, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate is presented the Primo Tricolore award by Reggio Emilia Mayor Marco Massari at the city's town hall on the first day of her visit on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate visits the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate takes part in an immersive clay atelier workshop at the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate drinks coffee as she visits the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre, on May 13, 2026. Opened in 2006, the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre serves as a meeting place for international researchers, teachers, and families, focusing on creativity, research and the documentation of children's learning.
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Princess Kate waves leaving the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre on May 13, 2026.
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Princess Kate is greeted by a group of children during her visit to a municipal preschool on May 13, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Princess Kate laughs with students at a municipal preschool on May 13, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Princess Kate sits with children at a municipal preschool on May 13, 2026, in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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