{"id":16173,"date":"2026-05-15T02:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/16173\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T02:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T02:55:25","slug":"kate-middleton-uses-different-name-to-introduce-herself-to-children-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/16173\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton uses different name to introduce herself to children in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wonderwall.com\/celebrity-profile\/celebrity\/profiles\/duchess-kate-1356-article\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kate Middleton;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kate Middleton&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kate Middleton<\/a> is taking on a new identity while in Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While meeting kids in Reggio Emilia\u2019s town square, the Princess of Wales introduced herself with a different name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI speak a bit of Italian. What is your name? I am Catarina,\u201d she told the children, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/royals\/article-15813763\/Princess-Wales-greeted-royal-fans-arrives-Italy-solo-royal-visit-cancer-diagnosis.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daily Mail;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daily Mail&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kate Middleton greets crowds in New York City in 2014. By: Monika Graff\/MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f3579754aec04ebaf8c3be0a6c747cd1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton greets crowds in New York City in 2014. By: Monika Graff\/MEGA<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Catarina with an \u201ca\u201d or Caterina with an \u201ce\u201d are the Portuguese or Spanish and Italian version of Catherine [Kate].<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere on her tour, Kate was all smiles as she greeted a woman with a small baby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former Duchess of Cambridge\u2019s appearance is her first solo trip since announcing her remission from cancer to promote early childhood development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is an important step in the Princess\u2019 recovery journey. She takes great joy from this work,\u201d an aide told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kate-middleton-uses-different-name-introducing-herself-children-italy-11973731\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a> about the visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think it is only right that her first international trip since her illness is one that is focused on an issue she is committed to championing for decades to come,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Commentator Rafe Haydel-Mankoo echoed the importance of Kate\u2019s appearance. \u201cShe is the secret weapon of the royal family,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/royal\/kate-middleton-princess-of-wales-royal-family-milestone-italy-visit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:GB News;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GB News&quot;}\" class=\"link \">GB News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think her cancer diagnosis and her treatment humanized her in a way very few other royal experiences ever could,\u201d the reporter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think undertaking that on her own, really underscores the point of her in a renewed strength and also more importantly, of her value to the monarchy and her ability to conduct such activities,\u201d Heydel-Mankoo noted.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Kate Middleton visits the University of East London in 2026. By: MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/35cf6446fb29987d34eba8854aef9b9a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kate Middleton visits the University of East London in 2026. By: MEGA<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs her royal highness\u2019s strength improves, she knows full well that she needs to play a full part in putting her back to the wheel,\u201d the journalist noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kate Middleton is taking on a new identity while in Italy. 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