{"id":173024,"date":"2025-06-10T13:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173024\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:19:18","slug":"princess-of-wales-cuts-a-trendy-figure-in-navy-trouser-suit-as-she-visits-buzzy-va-storehouse-in-east-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/173024\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess of Wales cuts a trendy figure in navy trouser suit as she visits buzzy V&A storehouse in east London"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Princess of Wales<\/a>\u00a0undertook her first public engagement of the month today as she highlighted the \u2018joy\u2019 of the creative arts.<\/p>\n

Kate, 43, was at the new V&A East Storehouse – which opened to the public just two weeks ago – and gives unprecedented free public access to the museum\u2019s world-famous collection of more than 600,000 treasures from every creative discipline including fashion, film, visual art, design and performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The princess cut a trendy figure as she opted to rewear a chic trouser suit by designer Alexander McQueen for the event, along with a white scoop-neck top<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She accessorised with a pair of black heels, belt, and the Laura Lombardi chain necklace. Kate styled her new bronde hair in loose waves while keeping her makeup light and minimal yet dewy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After she arrived at the buzzy east London venue, she was given a behind-the-scenes tour and learnt about the work that goes into conserving and displaying some of the amazing objects stored, including the largest Picasso work in the world.<\/p>\n

The gigantic cavas measuring 30m by 40m has spent most of the last 80 years rolled up in storage.<\/p>\n

The princess\u2019 last public engagement was a ship-naming ceremony in Glasgow on May 22, after which she enjoyed the half-term holiday with her children.<\/p>\n

The entire Wales family will, however, be present at Saturday\u2019s iconic Trooping the Colour in London, sources told the Mail.<\/p>\n

Aides added that the \u2018cadence\u2019 of the princess\u2019 public engagements is still as was announced earlier this year, involving a slow and measured return to public life following her cancer diagnosis last year.<\/p>\n

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The Princess of Wales undertook her first public engagement of the month today as she highlighted the \u2018joy\u2019 of the creative arts<\/p>\n

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The princess cut a trendy figure as she opted to rewear a chic trouser suit by designer Alexander McQueen for the event, along with a white scoop-neck top<\/p>\n

Happily she announced in January that she is now officially in remission.<\/p>\n

Created in partnership with young people and inspired by east London\u2019s creative heritage, the new V&A East Storehouse – a world first – has been built to ensure the nation\u2019s creative works are available to all.<\/a><\/p>\n

Spanning four levels and bigger than 30 basketball courts, Storehouse is a new kind of museum experience giving visitors the chance to see behind the scenes of a working museum, explore why and how objects get collected by museums, find out how they are cared for, and uncover the stories they tell about us and our world.<\/p>\n

Wherever possible, glass and barriers have been removed, and visitors will be able to get closer to objects than ever before.<\/p>\n

The Collections Access team have all been recruited from the local area and the Princess got the chance to engage with a new \u2018Order an Object\u2019 service, where anyone can book a free appointment to view an object up close and have a one-on-one session with the a member of the team.<\/p>\n

A Kensington Palace spokesman said: \u2018Her Royal Highness\u2019 engagement today is all about highlighting the importance of creative opportunity and celebrating the power of creativity to bring us joy.\u2019<\/p>\n

Her Royal Highness will spend time viewing some of the incredible objects stored, and learn from the access team how engaging with these works can provide creative inspiration for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kate is the patron of the Victoria & Albert Museum and has been at many events at the Kensington museum.<\/p>\n

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Kate is the patron of the Victoria & Albert Museum and has been at many events at the Kensington museum<\/p>\n

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During her tour, Kate was shown the argest Picasso work in the world that measures\u00a030m by 40m<\/p>\n

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The artwork has spent\u00a0most of the last 80 years rolled up in storage<\/p>\n

In 2023, she reopened tthe Young V&A museum in east London after it closed for three years.<\/p>\n

The mother-of-three – who is the V&A’s first ever patron and a keen photographer – was then taken on a tour of the premises by children who were instrumental to the redesign.<\/p>\n

During the tour, Kate stopped and spoke with students at the nearby Bethnal Green primary school and found herself in the centre of a group hug.<\/p>\n

Last month, Kate officially named HMS Glasgow<\/a> by smashing a bottle of local Scottish whisky against its hull.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Keeping her look suitably nautical for the outing,<\/a> the royal sported a navy and white \u00a31,850 coat dress<\/a> from British brand\u00a0Suzannah London<\/a> and a matching statement hat from\u00a0Philip Treacy, first worn at\u00a0Trooping the Colour<\/a>\u00a0in 2024.<\/p>\n

As the couple departed, one wellwisher from the crowd couldn’t resist telling the princess, ‘you’re beautiful!’\u00a0<\/p>\n

And in an effort not to leave her husband out, they added: ‘You too, William!’, in footage recorded by local news outlet Clyde News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clearly amused by the surprise compliment, William, 42, quipped: ‘You don’t have to say that, don’t worry!’<\/p>\n

The crowd then burst into laughter at his self-deprecating comment, as the couple bid goodbye after a busy afternoon.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Prince William made a witty remark to the crowd this afternoon after a royal fan called Kate ‘beautiful’ during their trip to Glasgow<\/p>\n

Earlier, stepping up onto a podium before a crowd of several hundred BAE employees, their families and the 45-strong ship’s company, Kate uttered the time-honoured words: ‘I have the pleasure to name this ship HMS Glasgow, may God bless her and all who sail on her’.<\/p>\n

The Princess then flicked up a small red ‘launch’ button to release a bottle of exclusive single malt whisky made by the nearby Clydeside Distillery.<\/p>\n

The ceremonial act is said to bring good luck and fortune to the vessel and its crew.<\/p>\n

The distillery opened its doors in 2017, the same year that the HMS Glasgow build began, marking what is considered the start of two modern icons of Glasgow’s maritime heritage.<\/p>\n

Each bottle of the whisky sold will include a donation to HMS Glasgow’s chosen charity, Place2Be, of which the Princess is patron, and which supports children’s mental health in the city.<\/p>\n

The Princess was named sponsor of the 8,000-tonne warship, a state-of-the-art Type 26 anti-submarine frigate, in June 2021 and is said to hold ‘a real interest’ in the ship ‘and in the lives of those who will serve onboard’.<\/p>\n

A year later, Kate met Royal Navy sailors from HMS Glasgow at Windsor Castle<\/a>\u00a0to hear about the ship’s progress and their experiences in the Royal Navy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Princess of Wales\u00a0undertook her first public engagement of the month today as she highlighted the \u2018joy\u2019 of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173025,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,92,368,4884,448,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-173024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-femail","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-royals","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114659273897299803","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}