A day of engagements in the Netherlands

A day of engagements in the Netherlands, 11 October 2016

90. 11 October 2016 - First official solo trip abroad: paying a courtesy call on His Majesty King Willem-Alexander at Villa Eikenhorst in The Hague. Then visiting the Mauritshuis to see the exhibition "At Home in Holland: Vermeer and his Contemporaries from the British Royal Collection". Later hosting a roundtable discussion at the British Ambassador's residence in The Hague on the themes of addiction, intervention and mental health with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and Action on Addiction, of which the Duchess is patron. Then travelling to Rotterdam to see Bouwkeet, the social makerspace of Bospolder-Tussendijken, a community-focussed initiative.

New suit: pale blue bespoke suit with belted jacket by Catherine Walker; Gianvito 105 suede pumps in praline; L.K. Bennett "Nina" clutch bag in trench leather; diamond and pearl drop earrings on loan from the Queen and first worn in September during the tour of Canada (Daily Mail article here).