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News Bullet: The Duchess of Cambridge has conducted her first public speech as a member of the royal family. According to aSkyNews.com report, the short address to children, their families and staff at a new hospice in Ipswich saw Kate express her regret her husband couldn't share the moment. "I am only sorry that William can't be here today; he would love.png)
it here," she told those gathered at the Treehouse. "First of all, I'd like to say thank you. Thank you for not only accepting me as your patron but thank you also for inviting me here today. The Duchess also planted a tree at the hospice. "You have all made me feel so welcome and I feel hugely honoured to be here to see this wonderful centre." This is the final solo engagement by the Duchess of Cambridge to one of her patronages before her husband returns from a tour of duty in the Falklands. "What you have all achieved here is extraordinary. You as a community have built the Treehouse; a group of people who have made every effort to support and help each other." Kate admitted her preconceived idea of the hospice before she visited its sister hospice in Cambridge last year was different from the reality. "Far from being a clinical, depressing place for sick children, it was a home. Most importantly, it was a family home, a happy place of stability, support and care. It was a place of fun," she said. "Today I have seen again that the Treehouse is all about family and fun. For many, this is a home from home - a lifeline, enabling families to live as normally as possible, during a very precious period of time." Kate toured the Treehouse hospice's many facilities such as the sensory room, music room and hydrotherapy pool. The hospice helps young people with life-threatening illnesses. The Duchess continued: "What you do is inspirational, it is a shining example of the support and the care that is delivered, not just here, but in the children's hospice movement at large, up and down the country. "The feelings you inspire - feelings of love and of hope - offer a chance to families to live a life they never thought could be possible." In the hospice gardens Kate planted a tree, her first on British soil. As is becoming customary, the Duchess conducted a lengthy walkabout before she departed. Source: News Bullet
it here," she told those gathered at the Treehouse. "First of all, I'd like to say thank you. Thank you for not only accepting me as your patron but thank you also for inviting me here today. The Duchess also planted a tree at the hospice. "You have all made me feel so welcome and I feel hugely honoured to be here to see this wonderful centre." This is the final solo engagement by the Duchess of Cambridge to one of her patronages before her husband returns from a tour of duty in the Falklands. "What you have all achieved here is extraordinary. You as a community have built the Treehouse; a group of people who have made every effort to support and help each other." Kate admitted her preconceived idea of the hospice before she visited its sister hospice in Cambridge last year was different from the reality. "Far from being a clinical, depressing place for sick children, it was a home. Most importantly, it was a family home, a happy place of stability, support and care. It was a place of fun," she said. "Today I have seen again that the Treehouse is all about family and fun. For many, this is a home from home - a lifeline, enabling families to live as normally as possible, during a very precious period of time." Kate toured the Treehouse hospice's many facilities such as the sensory room, music room and hydrotherapy pool. The hospice helps young people with life-threatening illnesses. The Duchess continued: "What you do is inspirational, it is a shining example of the support and the care that is delivered, not just here, but in the children's hospice movement at large, up and down the country. "The feelings you inspire - feelings of love and of hope - offer a chance to families to live a life they never thought could be possible." In the hospice gardens Kate planted a tree, her first on British soil. As is becoming customary, the Duchess conducted a lengthy walkabout before she departed. Source: News Bullet
