Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, bonded with a 12-year-old hospice patient during a visit to a London theatre.
The 35-year-old royal stunned in a red gown on Tuesday (04.04.17) as she attended the opening night of ’42nd Street’ at the Theatre Royal in London in aid of East Anglia Children’s Hospice (EACH).
When she arrived, she was handed a programme by hospice patient Ollie Duell, whose night was made when he got the chance to speak to the brunette beauty.
The young boy said before meeting her: "I feel very good about meeting Kate. She’s very pretty and I want to talk to her about the hospice and how I like going there. I also want to tell her about Pokémon."
According to Hello! magazine, Ollie then spoke to Duchess Catherine, and told her how "fun" it was at the hospice.
He said: "I said the hospice was fun and I told her I’d never been [to the theatre] before so I was excited."
Catherine – who has three-year-old son Prince George and 23-month-old daughter Princess Charlotte with her husband Prince William – was also presented with golden tap shoes by the shows co-producers Michael Grade and Michael Linnit.
They told the audience as the presented the Duchess with her gift: "We all would like to thank you all for the magnificent reception to our little show tonight. More specifically we would like to thank the Duchess of Cambridge for making our very special evening a very memorable occasion."
Duchess Catherine has been the royal patron of EACH since 2012, and has since played a vital role in raising awareness and understanding of children’s hospice services across East Anglia and the rest of the UK.
EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions. Their specialist services include nursing care, symptom management support, wellbeing activities, and therapy and counselling.
Duchess Catherine bonds with young boy during theatre visit
