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Kate Middleton<\/a> preferred to keep it chic with her go-to stilettos on her latest royal outing.\n<\/p>\n The Princess of Wales, 43, visited<\/a> the new V&A East Storehouse in East London on Tuesday, June 10, where she arrived dressed in a royal blue suit and a pair of sleek black heels. While Kate looked elegant in her outfit, her footwear didn’t technically fit the dress code at the storehouse, which is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum.\n<\/p>\n “We recommend wearing practical clothing and flat shoes,” the V&A East Storehouse’s website reads. “The metal grid flooring is not suitable for stilettos or kitten heels.”<\/p>\n Kate confidently navigated the visit in her sleek heels, which marked her first public royal engagement since returning from a half-term break with children\u00a0Prince George<\/a>, 11,\u00a0Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 10, and\u00a0Prince Louis<\/a>, 7. \u00a0\n<\/p>\n Speaking to PEOPLE following Kate’s outing, Tristram Hunt, the director of the V&A, said with a laugh when asked about Kate’s chosen footwear, \u201cShe is a pro! She dealt with that!\u201d<\/p>\n Kate Middleton at the V&A East Storehouse on June 10, 2025.<\/p>\n EDDIE MULHOLLAND\/POOL\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n The visit also aligned with Kate’s personal interest in art; she graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in art history in 2005.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIt went really well. She was really focused on the objects \u2014 it is impressive,” Hunt continued.\n<\/p>\n \u201cShe had a super energy. She was very energetic and focused. We last saw her about two years ago,” he added.” She retains this great passion and interest in creativity and making and design. It was wonderful to be able to host her.\u201d\n<\/p>\n While Kate’s trip to the V&A East Storehouse went off without a hitch on Tuesday, she wasn’t so lucky while wearing heels during a visit to a new addiction treatment center<\/a>\u00a0in Wickford\u00a0back in 2018.\n<\/p>\n At the time, the princess \u2014 who was seven months pregnant \u2014 got one of her black heels stuck<\/a> in a metal drain.\n<\/p>\n Kate Middleton in Wickford, England on February 7, 2018.<\/p>\n Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n Kate kept her sense of humor despite the snafu, and laughed as she pulled her foot out of the grate and greeted staff from the Action on Addiction Community Treatment center.\n<\/p>\n Heels are a staple of Kate’s wardrobe. She’s bravely worn them while walking on grass<\/a> at one of\u00a0Prince William<\/a>‘s polo matches, and took workout style to new heights when she wore heels to the gym<\/a> while visiting the Coach Core program in Essex.<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?\u00a0Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! <\/strong><\/p>\n As much as the princess loves a good heel, she admitted she was relieved to take a brief break<\/a> from her go-to shoe style while attending an outing with the Scouts at their headquarters<\/a> outside of London in 2019.\n<\/p>\n While she planted a sapling oak at Gilwell Park during her visit, she remarked, “Normally I have to do this in high heels, this is much easier!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Kate Middleton wore a pair of heels at the new V&A East Storehouse in East…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-174845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114663107139331595","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174845","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=174845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}