Overview
- Kensington Palace confirmed Wednesday that Catherine will make a two-day solo visit to Reggio Emilia on May 13–14.
- The trip is a high-level fact-finding mission for her Centre for Early Childhood to connect its Shaping Us framework with leading international practice.
- She will meet educators, parents, children, and local leaders to observe the Reggio Emilia Approach, which centers relationships, environment, and community in early learning.
- Earlier Wednesday in London, she launched a 109-page Foundations for Life guide for practitioners and volunteers, signaling a shift toward concrete training resources.
- This will be her first official foreign engagement since Boston in December 2022 and her first since cancer treatment, with no further overseas plans announced.