With an increasingly busy official schedule, Princess Kate Middleton has reappeared in public with a solo visit to the new V&A East Storehouse in London, one of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s newest venues.
The Princess of Wales toured the warehouse, which opened its doors to the public in May and houses more than 250,000 objects, 350,000 books, and a thousand special archives.
Kate visits the Victoria & Albert Museum
Dressed in a blue ensemble by Alexander McQueen, Kate once again demonstrated her commitment to culture and the arts.
During the visit, the princess stopped in front of a monumental reproduction of Two Women Running on the Beach, a work signed by Pablo Picasso as if it were an original, and which was once the backdrop for the ballet Le Train Bleu.
The production, which premiered in 1924 by the Ballets Russes, also featured costumes by Coco Chanel and a script by Jean Cocteau.
Fascinated, the princess explored other pieces in the collection, including a screen by William Morris, considered a key figure in the Arts & Crafts movement. “Wow,” she exclaimed when she saw it, according to the British press.
The tour allowed Kate to examine some objects up close thanks to one of the museum’s initiatives, which allows the public to select items from the archive to study alongside experts.
She also chose a musical instrument and other pieces related to nature, as well as taking a particular interest in the photographic study of space, one of her great passions since she was an art history student.
This event is one of several engagements Kate has resumed since announcing in January that her cancer is in remission.
In recent weeks, she has participated in the garden parties at Buckingham Palace and the Victory Day commemoration. Her next appearance will be at the traditional Trooping the Colour parade, alongside the rest of the royal family.