Everything we know about Kate Middleton\u2019s solo royal trip to Italy – The Mirror<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kate, the Princess of Wales will be heading to the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy on Wednesday for a two-day royal tour - here's everything you need to know about the solo trip\"\/><meta name=\"author\" content=\"Charlotte Foster\"\/><link rel=\"manifest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/manifest.json?v=6f7ed9d5128d770b\"\/><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noarchive, max-image-preview:large\"\/><meta name=\"Googlebot-News\" content=\"noarchive\"\/><meta name=\"referrer\" content=\"unsafe-URL\"\/><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"Kensington Palace, Prince William, Royal Family, Kate Middleton\"\/><meta name=\"news_keywords\" content=\"Kensington Palace, Prince William, Royal Family, Kate Middleton\"\/><link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/kate-middleton-italy-tour-visit-37144654\"\/><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Everything we know about Princess Kate's solo royal trip to Italy\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kate, the Princess of Wales will be heading to the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy on Wednesday for a two-day royal tour - 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The princess will also highlight the importance of nurturing environments and loving relationships to a child’s development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The visit will be in partnership with the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Royal Foundation<\/a> Centre for Early Childhood, which was founded by Kate in 2021 to raise awareness of the importance of early years experiences in shaping society over the long term, and to commission research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">On each day of the trip, Kate will attend three engagements at various schools, while also spending time speaking to childhood development professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Kate is excited for the trip, saying in a statement: “The princess is very much looking forward to visiting Italy next week and seeing first-hand how the Reggio Emilia approach creates environments where nature and loving human relationships come together to support children’s development.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The princess has not carried out an official overseas tour since December 2022, when she accompanied husband <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-william\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Prince William<\/a> to the finalists’ ceremony of his Earthshot Prize environmental awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"UnorderedList_unordered-list__gzblI\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"LiItem_li-item__IF4xI\">The visit is also Kate\u2019s first international royal trip since she was diagnosed with cancer in 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/kate-middleton-princess-wales-royal-37131540\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Read the full story here: Kate Middleton ‘feeling well and energised’ as she prepares for major royal milestone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<section data-testid=\"social-follow\" class=\"SocialFollowBar_wrapper__h4k_D SocialFollowBar_left__oJoLE false undefined\">Follow mirror:<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"RHRBlock_h-line__hVhY7\"\/>\n<aside class=\"RHRBlock_right-aside-wrapper__tM2wc\">\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"true\"><span class=\"react-loading-skeleton\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;--base-color:#88888810;--highlight-color:#8888880d\">\u200c<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><dialog class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-dialog__CZfBH\" data-testid=\"cipa-dialog\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-logo__zLA_w\"><img alt=\"reach logo\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-a965e4dca8b55dbcf1e659c2ad1840e4d3704bd3%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=256&q=75 1x, \/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-a965e4dca8b55dbcf1e659c2ad1840e4d3704bd3%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=%2Fnav-web-static%2Fmain-a965e4dca8b55dbcf1e659c2ad1840e4d3704bd3%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Flogo-reach.18f672b1.png&w=384&q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"CIPAConsentNotice_cipa-info__pwt6J\">At <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/about-us\/our-brands\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Reach and across our entities <\/a> we and our partners use information collected through cookies and other identifiers from your device to improve experience on our site, analyse how it is used and to show personalised advertising. 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