Tiara time is looming!
Kate MiddletonandQueen Camillaare set to dazzle in stunning headpieces asKing Charles IIIhosts his first state visit as monarch next month.
Buckingham Palace announced that the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, and his wife, Dr. Tshepo Motsepe, will be in the U.K. between Nov. 22 and 24.
Although the itinerary has not been released, it is likely that a glittering state banquet at Buckingham Palace will be a centerpiece of the visit, meaning Princess Kate, Queen Camilla and other royal guests will be resplendent in some of the royal jewels. As the most senior royals aside from King Charles and Camilla,Prince Williamand Kate — the newPrince and Princess of Wales— will take a central role in helping host the South African leader and his businesswoman wife over the three days.
Kate, 40,attended her first state banquetin 2015, helping the lateQueen Elizabethhost the Chinese President of China, Xi Jinping, and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan.
Kate Middleton.Victoria Jones - WPA Pool/Getty Images
A royal source confirmed that the visit was in the diary beforeQueen Elizabethdied “peacefully” on Sept. 8. But this will be a poignant one, as it’s the first that Charles has hosted in his own right as sovereign.
King Charles and Queen Camilla.Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
It also shows that the palace is getting back to some kind of normality, not only in light of the late Queen’s death but also of the ongoing renovation work thathas been underwayfor more than three years.
Queen Camilla, King Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton.Chris Jackson/Getty
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Due to the pandemic, it will also be thefirst state visit since thatof then-U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpin 2019.
source: people.com
