The Princess of Wales blended new and beforehand worn kinds for her second day in Italy. 
She started her engagements at “Salvador Allende” Scuola dell’infanzia, a public infant-toddler heart and nursery faculty for youngsters aged 0–6. She was there partly to learn the way “nature-based studying is embedded inside the Reggio Emilia strategy.” Right here is a quick video of her arriving through The Solar’s royal editor, Matt Wilkinson.
The Princess of Wales begins her second day right here in Italy at Salvador Allende pre-school to witness how nature is embedded within the ‘Reggio Emilia Method’ to the below 5s. pic.twitter.com/rGxI5rlFQy
— Matt Wilkinson (@MattSunRoyal) May 14, 2026
The Princess took half in an outside meeting. 
We study extra from this Telegraph piece.
The Princess was engulfed by young children wanting hugs as she arrived on the pre-school, and once more launched herself as “Caterina”.
….she was welcomed to the outside meeting space, taking a seat on a tree stump and saying: “Ciao a tutti!” (”Hi there everyone”) as the kids launched themselves to her one after the other.
We return to the Telegraph’s article.
One lady stated in English “My title is Rebecca.”
“Properly finished,” the Princess advised her, saying, with a flourish, “Caterina”, when it got here to her flip.
When she was advised one other baby was additionally known as Caterina, she stated: “We’re the identical.”
An outside portray session.
Again to the Telegraph piece as soon as extra.
Stopping at a spot the place two women had been portray the backyard, she remarked: “It’s so good for them to have the ability to cease and take time. Do they get pleasure from portray and artwork and drawing?” She was advised the kids did it day by day. “And they are often way more expressive after they do issues exterior,” added the Princess. “Nature itself is inventive and free-flowing. It’s a trainer to us in so some ways.”
Crouching down to talk to a different two women who had been drawing grasses and flowers, she requested: “Posso vedere? Wow. Bellissima!” ( “Can I see? Very lovely!”).
She spent a while wanting on the grasses by a magnifying glass and, encouraging the kids to do the identical, moved on after telling them: “Grazie mille, ciao!”
And Hello’s coverage includes this data on just a little creature the Princess held.
The kids led the Princess to the pond, the place Stefano Sturloni, atelierista for gardens and nature on the metropolis’s Preschools and Toddler-toddler Centres Establishment, confirmed them a tank containing newts.
Kate gamely joined the kids in dealing with one, telling Stefano: “In most city areas, even in central London, we now have newts like this. It’s extraordinary, when you look and spend time, you realise how shut it’s to you.”
“David Attenborough says you could have to have the ability to expertise nature in an effort to shield it – it’s so true.”
She gave the impression to be in her ingredient and having fun with the expertise. 
A Kensington Palace Instagram post famous, “…listening as youngsters share what they wish to discover, construct, and uncover collectively as a part of the Reggio Emilia Method. Spending time within the backyard areas the place studying unfolds by motion, play, curiosity, and reference to the pure world. 🌱 Working alongside dad and mom and grandparents caring for the college allotment collectively, the place nature is ‘the third trainer’, and kids study by shared time open air, palms within the soil, and quiet moments of connection throughout generations.”
I believe there have been plenty of hugs exchanged right this moment. 
Everybody posed for a bunch picture earlier than the Princess left the college session. 
The Princess’s second engagement was at REMIDA, a neighborhood useful resource heart. 
Emily Ferguson of the Day by day Categorical shared a video of her arriving.
She’s sporting a sand-coloured blazer from Italian model Blaze Milano, an extended flowing skirt and a material bracelet from a small enterprise in Milan, Atelier Molayem, that retails for €10. pic.twitter.com/j0ptdXzpaS
— Emily Ferguson (@emilyinpalace) May 14, 2026
The Princess was welcomed with an attractive bouquet of flowers. 
A Kensington Palace information launch explains that REMIDA is a “cultural mission devoted to sustainability, creativity and the re‑use of commercial surplus. Supported by round 200 corporations, the centre recovers supplies destined for disposal and reimagines them as instruments for investigation and studying for youngsters.”
We study extra from this People piece.
Kate visited Remida, a inventive recycling heart that companions with native companies to repurpose discarded supplies into hands-on studying instruments for preschools and lecture rooms. The go to highlighted a key a part of the Reggio Emilia philosophy: encouraging creativity, curiosity and environmental consciousness from an early age.
The Hi there story notes that “Throughout the go to, Kate admired the material swatches that the kids on the centre can use to create collages and she or he stated that it was “improbable to see” the supplies being reused which might “in any other case go to landfill”.”
This article from The Instances has extra.
Greeting employees and enterprise leaders who had donated supplies to the centre, Kate stated: “There’s a well-liked character known as Bob the Builder and he has a philosophy of ‘Scale back, reuse, recycle’. And also you embrace that right here.
“It’s one thing as a mom — and, I really feel, as a household — we do so much is attempt to have [that] in the back of our minds.”
The Princess, as she was leaving the middle. 
Simon Vigar of Channel 5 Information posted a brief video of her departure.
#RoyalVisitItaly pic.twitter.com/ZRitVJrSye
— Simon Vigar (@simonvigar5) May 14, 2026
The Princess’s closing engagement was at Agriturismo Al Vigneto, a winery and restaurant.
In its story, Reuters describes it as “a hillside neighborhood in northern Italy’s so-called meals valley, an space globally recognized for merchandise such because the Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.”
We study extra from this Daily Mirror story.
The princess joined the crew at Al Vigneto in getting ready tortelli, a typical pasta dish from the Emilia-Romagna area, to serve for lunch.
The long run queen kneaded flour, oil, salt and water in a big bowl along with her palms, and stated: “After I do that at residence it’s with no huge bowl and it goes in all places.” She added: “It’s an excellent work-out.” She rolled her pasta by the machine, and laughed when the deal with fell off accidentally. “Is there a way for this?” she requested.
We return to The Mirror’s article.
Chef Ivan Lampredi praised the princess’ abilities as she took on the position of being a ‘Rezdora’ – the native title for a matriarch or housewife who specialises in masterfully rolling contemporary pasta by hand.
Then Kate piped a filling of contemporary ricotta, spinach and parmesan cheese onto her pasta sheet and used a particular instrument to crimp the perimeters. Signor Lampredi, who has been a chef for 30 years, advised her: “You might be employed.”
And yet one more portion from The Mirror’s story.
He later stated: “I’ve proven many individuals how to do that precisely proper and she or he was superb at it. She is a pure Rezdora. She learnt it in a short time. She was a very simple individual to talk to, somebody identical to us. It has been an enormous honour for me to host the princess in my kitchen. I can’t imagine it. It’s been a giant accountability.”
And from this piece in The Times.
On her closing engagement, the princess spoke to Federico Amadei, a farm-stay proprietor who confirmed her completely different samples of their Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, which is cured for 30, 50 and 100 months.
“It’s great to host the princess,” Amadei stated. “It was additionally a shock. We had been requested ten days in the past and since then have been getting the whole lot prepared.”
A information launch notes the Princess was joined by “…lots of the people she has met all through her go to to Italy, representing the completely different organizations and voices she has encountered. The gathering will provide a possibility to thank them personally for his or her help and hospitality, and to acknowledge the position they play in sustaining a tradition of care.”
We return to The Times article.
After making the meals, the princess sat all the way down to a lunch of charcuterie, fried tart, Parma ham and cheese with a number of the households she had met throughout her brief go to.
Searching throughout the valley, the princess stated: “It’s so lovely right here. Thanks for having me. It’s an exquisite view.”
Here’s a message the Princess posted on social media after her engagements concluded.
Now, for our take a look at what Kate wore right this moment. 
Many readers could have acknowledged her jacket by Blazé Milano, the Wind Hunter Charmer Pinstriped Blazer in Beige/Impartial. 
The blazer is a double-breasted design that includes peak lapels, a center-back vent, outsized buttons of woven leather-based strips, and the model’s signature half-moon-shaped Smiley pockets. It was first worn at a July 2023 airshow. The Princess wore it in {a photograph} by Matt Porteous, launched when she supplied a health update in June 2024, after which we noticed it once more in July 2025 for a hospital and backyard go to. 
The Princess was in a skirt that regarded like a design by American model Jenni Kayne, the label’s Pleated High-Waist Midi Skirt ($395). The type is made in 100% polyester with an elastic waist and a small black strip on the prime of the waistband.
In these pictures, you possibly can simply see that black portion peeking out above the belt. Along with Jenni Kayne, the skirt is accessible at Bloomingdale’s, at Shopbop, and at Selfridges. 
Thanks to RoyalBritishStyle, Kate Middleton Stylend, and Middleton Maven for his or her ID work on this. I wouldn’t have an ID on the ivory or white tee worn by the Princess.
The Princess repeated a pair of slingback sandals by British shoe and accent model Camilla Elphick. The designer’s ‘Alicia’ Slingback Flats in taupe & black characteristic a low heel with a small notch and cross-stitch element on the higher, and an outsized pearl buckle (a signature for the model) on the strap. They had been first famous at a July 2022 polo match. 
For many who might not keep in mind the footwear, here’s a nearer take a look at the main points. 
The Princess wore a second Blazé Milano piece, the model’s Viva Nal suede belt ($460). The suede design options an arched tortoiseshell buckle that’s paying homage to the model’s upside-down ‘smiley’ pockets. Thanks to Magazine 233 through Middleton Maven on Instagram for this ID. 
The Princess introduced again some Kiki McDonough items we’ve not seen for a number of years, the jeweler’s Candy Green Amethyst Diamond Earrings (£3200, about $4300 at right this moment’s trade charges) and the Candy Green Amethyst Diamond Pendant (£2500, roughly $3400) that had been first seen publicly throughout a go to to Belfast in February 2019. 
Along with her Cartier Ballon Bleu wristwatch, the Princess wore a design by Atelier Molayem, a boutique model based mostly in Milan. The ABC Bracelet in Liberty Multicolor Fabric (£10, about $13.50) carried the initials of her youngsters, set with Liberty of London cloth. It’s described as celebrating “…ardour, craftsmanship, and the custom of Made in Italy by the assembly of two visionary women-led realities.”
On its Instagram page, the model wrote, “Atelier Molayem is deeply honoured that HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales, selected to put on our 9kt yellow gold dice initials bracelet from the ‘ABC’ assortment….the jewel celebrates the folks we maintain closest to our hearts, these we want to carry with us at all times.” Thanks to Emily Ferguson of The Express for the bracelet data.
VIDEOS:
Right here is the Royal Household Channel’s video from the college go to.
And on the REMIDA Centre.
Right here is Max Foster of CNN’s interview concerning the significance of the journey, and the Early Years initiative.
If you wish to perceive why The Princess of Wales is throwing a lot into early studying, right here it’s from her closest aide on the problem: pic.twitter.com/QXwDyIMMdy
— Max Foster (@MaxFosterCNN) May 14, 2026
