High five! Caring Kate brings a smile to a young patient at Great Ormond Street (but is forced to go without her engagement ring three months before her due date)

  • Duchess, 36, was officially opening the completed Mittal Children's Medical Centre
  • Was presented with teddies by young cystic fibrosis patient on arrival at hospital 
  • Met staff caring for young patients and talked to clinicians carrying out cutting edge research
  • Duchess left £300K ring at home in accordance with hospital policy on minimal jewellery
  • Later Duchess will visit a school to see work of Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative 

  • She's known for impeccably polished style, but today the Duchess of Cambridge proved her ability to seamlessly transition from smart to sporty.
    The Duchess arrived at Bond Primary School in Mitcham to see the work of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative, having changed out of the Boden coat she wore this morning into £220 luxury joggers. 
    Kate rocked the sport luxe look in the Monreal London ‘tuxedo’ track pants, which she's worn on two previous occasions and £170 Nike Air VaporMax trainers, loved by footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand.
    Earlier today, the royal cheered up four-year-old patient Rafael Chana as they exchanged smiles and high fives this morning, when the Duchess visited his bedside.
    Kate, who is known for her love of the high street and today Kate proved her loyalty again by opting for a vibrant red coat from Boden - a firm favourite with middle class mums. 
    The royal, 36, wrapped up her baby bump in the £220 number worn over a custom-made peach dress, which she previously wore while pregnant with Prince George, and even braved chilly temperatures in a peach dress  legs.
    However, she left her £300K engagement band, which once belonged to Princess Diana, in accordance with the hospital's policy on minimal jewellery. 
    On arrival, Kate was welcomed by nine-year-old cystic fibrosis patient Ava Watt who gave her two bears called Bernard and Wendy. 
    Ava, who lives just around the corner from the hospital, said Kate told her the teddy bears will be 'a lovely present'.
    She also gave Kate a thank you card with a poem inside which said GOSH 'gives hope to so many children and their families' and described it as a 'magical place'.

    The Duchess of Cambridge exchanged high fives with four-year-old patient Rafael Chana on her visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital this morning okThe Duchess of Cambridge exchanged high fives with four-year-old patient Rafael Chana on her visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital this morning 

  • The Duchess was greeted on arrival by nine-year-old Ava Watt, who has cystic fibrosis  but left her £300K sapphire and diamond engagement ring at home 
    The Duchess was greeted on arrival by nine-year-old Ava Watt, who has cystic fibrosis  but left her £300K sapphire and diamond engagement ring at home 
    Bumping along nicely! The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her growing tummy in a fiery read coat by Boden as she visited Great Ormond Street Hospital in London 
    Bumping along nicely! The Duchess of Cambridge showed off her growing tummy in a fiery read coat by Boden as she visited Great Ormond Street Hospital in London 
    The Duchess swapped her Boden coat for luxury jogging bottoms as she arrived to view the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative at Bond Primary School in Mitcham
    The Duchess swapped her Boden coat for luxury jogging bottoms as she arrived to view the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative at Bond Primary School in Mitcham
    The Duchess was greeted by flag-waving children and presented with a beautiful bouquet as she arrived at Bond Primary School
  • The Duchess was greeted by flag-waving children and presented with a beautiful bouquet as she arrived at Bond Primary School
  • The Duchess chatted to young pupils ahead of seeing the work of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative
  • The Duchess chatted to young pupils ahead of seeing the work of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative
  • The Duchess of Cambridge arrives to officially open the Mittal Children's Medical Centre during a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • The Duchess of Cambridge arrives to officially open the Mittal Children's Medical Centre during a visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital
  • Caring Kate was seen putting an arm around nine-year-old Ava Watt who had presented her with two teddy bears 
  • Caring Kate was seen putting an arm around nine-year-old Ava Watt who had presented her with two teddy bears 
  • The Duchess looked delighted to meet four-year-old patient Rafael Chana, and later said she was very 'impressed' by the hospital during her first visit 
  • The Duchess looked delighted to meet four-year-old patient Rafael Chana, and later said she was very 'impressed' by the hospital during her first visit 
    Ava's mother Kylie Watt, 41, an opera singer who performed alongside James Corden in One Chance, also met Kate and said she thinks the duchess found the visit 'emotional'.
    Kate visited Sienna Mcguire, who is six months old and has a complex heart and lung condition after being born premature at 33 weeks.
    Sienna, from Cambridgeshire, has spent much of her first six months in hospital as she does not have a right lung.
    Bending down to see her, Kate said: 'You've gone through a lot, missy.'
    The duchess also met four-year-old Rafael Chana, from East Preston, who is waiting for a heart transplant.

    The Duchess looked elegant in a bright red £220 coat from Boden - a firm favourite with middle class mums 
  • The Duchess looked elegant in a bright red £220 coat from Boden - a firm favourite with middle class mums 

  • The Duchess learned how young patients have been able to move into new, modern wards where parents or carers can stay comfortably overnight by their child's bedside
  • The Duchess learned how young patients have been able to move into new, modern wards where parents or carers can stay comfortably overnight by their child's bedside

    Kate joined in an arts and crafts session with young patients as she toured the new facility 
  • Kate joined in an arts and crafts session with young patients as she toured the new facility 
    Rafael told her he likes olives, and Kate said she loves them, adding: 'I used to eat lots and lots of olives when I was little as well.'
    He said he likes pasta, and Kate told him: 'Charlotte likes pasta too.'

    The Duchess was visiting Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to open the latest phase in the institution's ambitious redevelopment project.
    Kate met with young patients and their families to hear about their experiences of the enhanced facilities in the completed Mittal Children's Medical Centre.

    The Duchess joined children for an art session during which she found out more about the  positive impact the new centre is having on patients and their families
  • The Duchess joined children for an art session during which she found out more about the positive impact the new centre is having on patients and their families
    Te Duchess of Cambridge speaks to patients during an art session as she visits Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children's Medical Centre
  • Te Duchess of Cambridge speaks to patients during an art session as she visits Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children's Medical Centre
  • The Duchess received more gifts for George and Charlotte, a day after being presented with teddies by the crowds in Coventry 
  • The Duchess received more gifts for George and Charlotte, a day after being presented with teddies by the crowds in Coventry 

    Bumping along nicely!Kate who is around six months pregnant is due to give birth to her third child in April
  • Bumping along nicely: Kate who is around six months pregnant is due to give birth to her third child in April 
  • The centre has transformed the hospital's inpatient facilities and fulfils its goal of providing modern accommodation for all the young patients, and allowing parents or carers to stay comfortably by their bedside.
    It was completed over two stages, first the Morgan Stanley Clinical Building was created followed by the recently finished Premier Inn Clinical Building.
    The second clinical building involved redeveloping and refurbishing the children's hospital's cardiac wing and is now home to a new surgery centre alongside inpatient wards for medical specialties like infectious diseases and cardio-respiratory.
    During the visit Kate also met staff caring for young patients and talk to clinicians carrying out cutting edge research to help the most seriously ill children.
    The royal family has a long-standing relationship with the hospital with Queen Victoria becoming its first patron after it was founded in 1852. 

  • Despite chilly temperatures, Kate braved the cold by going bare-leggedThe Duchess stepped out in a pale pink dress, worn under a bright red coat from middle class favourite Boden
  • Despite chilly temperatures, Kate braved the cold by going bare-legged in a pale pink dress, worn under a bright red coat from middle class favourite Boden 
  • The blooming Duchess is set to give birth to her third child in AprilThe Duchess is proudly displaying a very neat baby bump
  • The blooming Duchess is set to give birth to her third child in April and is proudly displaying a very neat baby bump 
  • Kate was greeted at Great Ormond Street where she is officially opening the new Premier Inn Clinical BuildingThe Duchess is visiting the hospital to learn more about the work of The Mittal Children's Medical Centre
  • Kate was greeted at Great Ormond Street where she is officially opening the new Premier Inn Clinical Building, which  completes The Mittal Children's Medical Centre
  • After officially opening the new building, the Duchess gave a short speech saying that she'd been very 'impressed' on her first visit to the hospital.  
    'I'd like to thank you for having me here today,' she said. 'It's been my first visit to great Ormond Street and I've been so impressed by everything I've seen and the scale of the work going on here.
    'It's been wonderful to meet so many families and young people. I've been so inspired by their bravery and courage at such a difficult time.
    'My main message is congratulations to you all. It means so much to the families, both to the parents and children. You can see the real family element the hospital brings at such a difficult time. 
    'So well done, huge congratulations and I wish you all the very best of success in the future.' 
    It's been a busy week so far for Kate, who yesterday visited Coventry with Prince William, their first joint engagement of 2018. 
    The couple visited Coventry Cathedral, before officially opening the new Health and Science Building at Coventry University.
    William and Kate rounded off their day by seeing first-hand the work of the organisation Positive Youth Foundation in the city.
    The foundation works with young people who find themselves living in challenging circumstances, from those excluded from school to others at risk from a range of social issues.

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