Down
with the kids: Kate chatted to the children along with Chirlane McCray,
wife to New York mayor Bill de Blasio. She later sat down with them
inside and decorated picture frames
Polite
company: Kate was greeted at her meeting at the resident of the British
Consul General, where she took lunch with members of New York City's
British community
Hungry?
Kate had poached salmon for lunch, followed by a traditional British
dessert of apple and rhubarb crumble. She did not drink
Rule
Britannia: The Duchess chatted with British people living in New York
at the diplomat's residence, which features an Andy Warhol print of
Queen Elizabeth in her youth
The Duchess
of Cambridge made a big impression on a class of children in Harlem
today - who thought she was a princess from the Disney film Frozen.
Her
audience of three- and four-year-olds mistook Kate for fictional
royalty from the blockbuster film, according to an official at the
Northside for Child Development, where she had the first official
engagement of her three-day trip to New York.
Outside
the building on Fifth Avenue, the regal figure crouched down on the
sidewalk and accepted a bouquet of the bright red flowers from a crowd
of waiting children, before she went inside and chatted to them while
helping out with an art project.
The
youngsters, who receive support from a Harlem-based mental health
center, welcomed Kate to their institution with the cry ‘Princess’,
promoting their royal visitor to smile with delight.
Frozen
tells the story of Anna's adventures with an iceman, his pet reindeer
and a snowman, to find her sister Elsa whose icy powers have condemned
the kingdom to winter.
Kate did not have Elsa's flowing blonde hair or blue eyes but the children did not seem to mind.
She
was accompanied by writer and poet Chirlane McCray, the First Lady of
the New York City, at the public appearance, where she also wrapped
Christmas presents for the children before heading off for an intimate
lunch at the British Consul General’s official residence.
Princess?
The Duchess of Cambridge smiled as she accepted a bouquet of flowers
from a child outside the Northside Center for Child Development in
Harlem
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