Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, visit King's College of London on March 19, 2019 in London, England, to officially open Bush House, the latest training and education center. 39, teaching located on Strand Campus. (Photo by Samir Hussein, Samir Hussein / WireImage)

With pregnant Duchess Meghan prepares for her first royal baby. The sister-in-law Kate of Cambridge stepped up her schedule and joined Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday at King's College London.

Kate accompanied Her Majesty, the College's Royal Patron, at the opening of Bush House, the new teaching and research center spread across five iconic buildings on the Strand campus in central London. not far from the Thames.

This was Kate's second public appearance this week, having joined Prince William on Sunday for the annual 1st Battalion Irish Guards parade in their barracks in West London.

Later on Tuesday, she had to visit the Foundling Museum in London.

King's College London is the fourth oldest university in England, known for its major role in discovering the structure of DNA and the research that led to the development of radio, television and radio. television, mobile phones and radars.

In 2015, the college signed long-term leases for the five buildings comprising Bush House, which now houses university departments, learning spaces and state-of-the-art social spaces and student facilities.

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla of Cornwall, Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge, at the Commonwealth ceremony at Westminster Abbey on March 11, 2019. (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH / AFP / Getty Images)

The royal duo must visit the new facilities and admire the panoramic view of London from the roof terraces.

They will see robots – taking part in robotic demonstrations such as robotic surgery – and King's virtual trading room to meet students from the Institute of Entrepreneurship. They will end the visit with the usual ceremonial unveiling of a plaque, which the Queen has done thousands of times over her 67 years on the throne, and that the Duchess Kate will do when she will become queen wife in the future distant.

Later Tuesday, Kate will make her second visit to the Foundling Museum will examine how they use art to help vulnerable and marginalized youth.

The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, the UK's first children's charity gallery and public art gallery. The museum collaborates with contemporary artists, writers and musicians to develop learning programs for children, especially those who have been placed in foster care, to help them imagine new ones. possibilities for themselves.

Kate, with a university degree in art history and also royal patron of the National Gallery of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum, will visit "The Bedrooms of London," a photographic exhibition in the museums that document the living conditions of Londoners. underprivileged children.

A passionate photographer, Kate will see photographs of graduates of Tracing Our Tales from the Museum, developed to teach young adults in London neighborhoods the skills they need to lead workshops at the museum.

Kate visited the Foundling Museum in 2017 and met the first group of trainees from Tracing Our Tales. now she will meet with them again to find out how the program has helped them gain self-confidence and find a job. She is scheduled to join them in a training session where participants will learn how to lead a creative workshop on block printing techniques.

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