The Princess of Wales will pay a visit to Kent today.<\/p>\n
Catherine is set to visit family-run textiles business Marina Mill in Cuxton this afternoon (September 11).<\/p>\n
The Princess of Wales Kate during a previous visit to Kent in September 2023<\/p>\n
Her Royal Highness is coming to the county in a visit Kensington Palace says will \u201ccelebrate the unique skill, creativity and craftsmanship of British textile manufacturers\u201d and the \u201cjoy found in working in the creative industries\u201d.<\/p>\n
Marina Mill, which is based on the Cuxton Industrial Estate, specialises in designing and hand-printing furnishing fabrics.<\/p>\n
It was originally set up from a basement flat in Fulham in 1967, but later relocated to Medway in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n
The company operates with a small team of nine employees who produce fabrics using the traditional silk-screen method, and are all highly skilled in hand-printing, colour mixing and screen-making.<\/p>\n
Later today, Princess Kate will spend time with design director Tandine Rawkins, observing the creative processes before mucking in herself.<\/p>\n
Catherine, Princess of Wales, at the King’s Garden Party<\/p>\n
Kate will get the chance to take part in screen-printing a design on fabric by pushing coloured dyes through an engraved silk-screen using a squeegee.<\/p>\n
When the Princess last visited the county , two years ago, she paid a visit to the Orchards Centre, in Sittingbourne,<\/a> where she joined a sensory development class with a group of children with a range of needs and conditions.<\/p>\n The princess and her husband have a run of official duties booked in this week, with William visiting a youth centre in Lambeth and a new mental health hub in Cardiff.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Harry, who is estranged from William, has been busying himself with a string of charity appearances, including the WellChild Awards in London on Monday where he met Grace Tutt, from New Ash Green, who was seriously injured in a bus crash in Meopham<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n Kate\u2019s official engagement comes a year after she announced she was cancer-free in September 2024, six months after her diagnosis was made public.<\/p>\n