Overview
- Catherine, who arrived in Reggio Emilia on Wednesday, received the Primo Tricolore at the town hall and greeted large crowds during a walkabout.
- The two‑day working visit includes meetings with educators and stops at the Loris Malaguzzi International Centre and public preschools to see the Reggio method in action.
- Palace aides call the trip an important step in her recovery and her first official overseas engagement since cancer treatment and remission.
- Her Centre for Early Childhood casts the visit as the start of a wider international effort on early brain development after releasing new tools for professionals.
- The Reggio Emilia approach centers on relationships, community and the learning environment as a 'third teacher,' and the city devotes about 13% of its budget to preschool services.