Overview
- Kate arrived Wednesday in Reggio Emilia for her first official overseas trip since her 2024 cancer disclosure, drawing cheering crowds in the city center.
- Across two days she met educators and watched the Reggio‑Emilia model in action, including a school‑garden session that uses nature as a “third teacher.”
- Mayor Marco Massari confirmed the city awarded her the Primo Tricolore, its highest civic honor, with the presentation held in private.
- Kensington Palace cast the visit as the first step in a planned series of international exchanges to inform the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
- Days before traveling, she presented a new guide on social and emotional development at the University of East London, tying fresh research to her outreach.