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The couple\u2019s first engagement was at the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, one of the world\u2019s leading centres for paediatric healthcare, which has welcomed generations of royal visitors.<\/p>\n
The visit marked a \u201cpoignant\u201d moment for the Duke as the hospital was opened by his grandmother, Elizabeth II, in 1963 and again in 2011 when it moved to a new site. His parents, the King and Diana, Princess of Wales, also visited in 1985.<\/p>\n
They were greeted by a crowd of several hundred patients and families, and spent almost 40 minutes shaking hands, taking pictures and chatting to the children.<\/p>\n
The Duchess was handed a pink knitted flower by Lily, a four-year-old cancer patient, which she said she loved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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