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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge traveled to Reading this afternoon to meet nurses at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, their third stop of the day on their Royal Train Tour of the UK.
Kate Middleton was born in the hospital and Graham Sims, Chairman of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, said, “Welcome back.
Prince William was treated at the hospital in 1991 when he was injured while at Ludgrove, a preparatory school, and both Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited him at the hospital.
During today’s visit, the royal couple met members of the trust’s team of 775 nurses and midwives.
They were also shown a special badge designed by Senior Nurse Rafael Fernandes and funded by NHS Charities Together to commemorate the 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife.
Prince William and Kate were announced Monday as new joint sponsors of NHS Charities Together.
Earlier this year, Kate’s mother, Carole Middleton, donated gift bags to the children at the hospital.
The Cambridge family and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis could spend Christmas with the Middleton family in Berkshire, or have them stay at their Anmer Hall home in Sandringham, Norfolk.
But Carole and Michael Middleton have two other children in addition to Kate: Pippa Matthews and James Middleton, which means that one of the three children could not be reunited.
This afternoon, the Queen and members of the royal family came to the ring at Windsor Castle to hear a selection of Christmas carols performed by the Salvation Army Band and to thank local volunteers and key workers.
The event marked the end of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the UK on the royal train.
Other royals at the festive engagement included the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and the Princess Royal.
The monarch’s appearance was the first time she has been seen in public with the Prince of Wales and high-ranking members of the monarchy en masse since before the coronavirus pandemic.
In wintry conditions, the Queen stood on the Equerry’s entrance steps in the castle ring and listened as the Regent Hall Band of the Salvation Army, which is based on London’s Oxford Street, played Christmas carols.
Four small Christmas trees, two on each side of the steps, were decorated with white lights.
The 94-year-old monarch wore a vibrant red coat, matching hat and black gloves and carried her Launer brand bag.
Kate had donned a dark green coat with a faux fur neckline for the special royal gathering.
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