Kate Middleton Gives First Public Speech
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John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Duchess of Cambridge made her first public speech on Monday at a hospice she recently became a patron of.
Kate Middleton visited The Treehouse, a children’s hospice facility run by one of the charities of which she is a patron, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). She met with children and their families who receive care and support from the hospice before giving the speech.
After speaking, the duchess planted a tree on the grounds of the facility.
Middleton accepted the position of Royal Patron of EACH in January after visiting a hospice in Milton last fall.
The duchess had been reportedly practicing her speech in front of family, friends and a mirror.
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