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Duchess Kate Gets Crafty at Children’s Hospital Amid Royal Drama

Good distraction! Amid the drama around Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal exit, Duchess Kate met with young Brits at Evelina London Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, January 28, to lead a photography workshop and to help the youngsters with other arts and crafts.

Photography is a passion for Kate, 38. She routinely snaps photos of her family — husband Prince William and their three kids Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 21 months — and she recently captured portraits of two Holocaust survivors for an upcoming exhibition in honor of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Kate and William, 37, attended the U.K. Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorative Ceremony in Westminster, England, one day earlier, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. “During the ceremony, The Duke read an extract from a letter written about his great-grandmother, Princess Alice, which described how she helped hide her Jewish friends, the Cohens, in her home,” Kensington Palace stated via Instagram on Monday. “During the service, 75 candles of remembrance were lit to represent the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust. After the ceremony, the duke and duchess spoke to Holocaust survivors, and survivors of genocides which have happened since.”

The outings come three weeks after Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, announced their decision to step back from their duties as senior members of the royal family, a choice that upset both Kate and William, according to an insider.

“William’s done everything in his power to help his brother over the years and feels totally let down by his ‘reckless’ and ‘selfish’ actions,” the insider told Us Weekly earlier this month. “The way he sees it, Harry’s thrown all the good advice he gave him back in his face.”

The insider went on: “When Harry was feeling low or had problems, William was always there for him, as was Kate. … Kate’s incredibly hurt too. She acted as a mentor to Harry before Meghan came into the picture and hates seeing her husband so upset.”

Earlier this month, Princes Harry and William released a joint statement that appeared to condemn a story in The Times that claimed William’s “bullying attitude” led to the step down.

Meanwhile, Kate and Meghan “have not spoken since [the royal exit] happened,” a source told Us on January 24.

Scroll down for photos of Kate visiting the children’s hospital on Tuesday.


Beaming Bright

Kate was all smiles as she arrived at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, of which she became patron in 2018.

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Dressed and Tressed

The duchess donned a textured, tweed Dolce & Gabbana skirt suit with sheer black tights and black pumps for the occasion, and she wore her wavy hair in a half updo.

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Welcoming Committee

Anna-Victoria Amoafa-Sennie, a 9-year-old achondroplasia patient, welcomed Kate with a bouquet of flowers, according to the Daily Mail.

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Flower Gal

Kate bent down to thank Anna-Victoria, then spent 15 minutes chatting with staff, patients and parents at the hospital.

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Cut Out for the Job

Inside the facility, the duchess spent time with one girl who was busy making cut-out figures for a play theater.

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Tape Duty

Kate also helped another youngster construct a scene for the play theater, dutifully assisting with a roll of tape.

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Posing for a Picture

Luke Wheeler-Waddison — a 10-year-old who went under the knife at the hospital for a congenital heart condition when he was just five days old — snapped a picture of Kate using a Fujifilm Instax instant camera after giving her a handmade “rag wreath.”

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Instant Fun

Kate marveled at an instant photo alongside Luke’s sister, 4-year-old Savannah, who also helped with the wreath. The duchess promised to put the wreath in Princess Charlotte’s room.

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’So Pleased’

“What a treat it is for me to meet you all today,” Kate told the patients at the hospital, per the Daily Mail. “What a treat! I am so pleased.”

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