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Even if they’re miles apart, Kate’s cuties are close to her heart

- By Rebecca English Royal Editor

She had to leave the children at home while she carried out her royal duties yesterday.

But that didn’t mean the Duchess of Cambridge couldn’t keep them close to her heart the whole time.

Kate, 38, wore a gold necklace bearing the initials G, C and L – for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – on a visit to Derby University.

The £98.90 personalis­ed three-layered disc necklace is made by Irish jewellery brand All The Falling Stars.

George, seven, Charlotte, five, and Louis, two, had been shown enjoying the natural world in previously unseen family photograph­s released for Monday night’s ITV documentar­y, Prince William: A Planet For Us All. William allowed the three shots to be featured in the film, in which he talked about how his passion to save the environmen­t was inspired by his children.

Kate visited the Derby campus ahead of World Mental health Day on Saturday to talk to first-year students and hear how the coronaviru­s pandemic has affected the start of their university life.

She wore a £249 beige check Massimo Dutti coat, £119 cashmere crew neck sweater, dark blue jeans and £520 Gianvito Rossi suede pumps – and appeared to have ditched her trademark curls in favour of a sleeker style. Mayfair hairstylis­t Jo hansford described the look as ‘so modern and up to date’, adding: ‘It still a versatile style... and still very feminine.’

The recent surge in coronaviru­s cases has led to thousands of students having to self-isolate in their halls, which the national Union of Students has warned could exacerbate mental health issues.

■ William may not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of allegation­s of widespread rights abuses by the Chinese authoritie­s, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told MPs yesterday. he told the foreign affairs select committee that the Government will look ‘very closely and carefully’ at whether the prince should go. Mr Raab has accused Chinese officials of committing ‘gross, egregious’ abuses against thousands of Uighur Muslims in the northweste­rn Xinjiang province.

 ??  ?? Campus visit: Kate with the necklace in Derby yesterday
Campus visit: Kate with the necklace in Derby yesterday
 ??  ?? Little green fingers: Charlotte plants a flower
Little green fingers: Charlotte plants a flower
 ??  ?? Nature lover: Toddler Louis plays on the beach
Nature lover: Toddler Louis plays on the beach
 ??  ?? Digging in: George helps in the garden
Digging in: George helps in the garden
 ??  ?? Treasured: The £ 8. 0 necklace bearing the children’s initials
Treasured: The £ 8. 0 necklace bearing the children’s initials

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