The Princess of Wales showed a masterclass in diplomatic dressing as she rewore a blazer from an Italian company and sported locally designed jewellery for day two of her overseas trip.

Kate, 44, was the image of elegance in an all-beige outfit, perfect for the European spring weather, as she visited children learning in the great outdoors this morning.

Her structured Blazé Milano pinstriped blazer – which she wore in a powerful portrait released shortly after sharing news of her cancer diagnosis in 2024 – appears to be a favourite of the royal’s for poignant engagements and causes near to her heart.

Last year, the mother-of-three also opted for the piece as she visited RHS’s Wellbeing Garden at Colchester Hospital, celebrating the healing power of nature; something she had spoken about as being key to her dealing with the ‘roller coaster’ of recovery.

Today, she accessorised it with a flowy pleated skirt, white top and her taupe Camilla Elphick ‘Alicia’ slingbacks.

Kate also wore a belt from Blazé Milano, along with jewellery from one of her favourite brands, Kiki McDonough.

She donned the £3,200 ‘Candy Green Amethyst and Diamond’ earrings and the matching £2,500 pendant necklace.

Along with her usual ring stack – featuring her stunning sapphire engagement ring – Kate also sported a bracelet from Atelier Molayem, a small brand based in Milan.

The sentimental piece, consisting of a fabric thread with charms, appeared to contain her children’s initials: G, C and L.  

Catherine has charmed Italians with her easy style and speaking their language learnt from her gap year days as a young woman.

Today she is continuing her visit to Reggio Emilia, a northern city famed for its pioneering approach to early years education.

She is seeing for herself how youngsters use nature-based learning at the Salvador Allende Scuola dell’infanzia school for under sixes.

The Princess of Wales showed a masterclass in diplomatic dressing as she rewore a blazer from an Italian company and sported locally designed jewellery for day two of her overseas trip

Kate, 44, was the image of elegance in an all-beige outfit, perfect for the European spring weather, as she visited children learning in the great outdoors this morning

The school places particular emphasis on outdoor learning and environmental education.

Italians following the ‘Reggio Emilia Approach’ to young education consider the natural environment as ‘the third teacher’.

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Later Catherine is due to visit a creative resource centre to learn how local businesses and the wider community support early childhood education through the Reggio Emilia Approach.

Supported by around 200 companies, the centre recovers materials destined for disposal and reimagines them as tools for investigation and learning for children.

For her final engagement in Italy, the Princess will visit a rural ‘agriturismo’ – a farm-stay – to reflect on her experiences during the trip – and learn how to make pasta.

She is joining the team at Al Vigneto in preparing lunch, along with many of the people she has met during her visit to Italy.

Yesterday, the princess greeted well-wishers with an ‘I am Catarina’ as she won hearts in Italy and marked her royal comeback in style.

Italians gave Catherine a rapturous welcome as she slipped easily back into royal duties on her first solo overseas trip in four years.

Putting her cancer treatment firmly behind her, she met children – including a very excited-looking baby – posed for selfies and chatted to the residents of Reggio Emilia.

The city in northern Italy is famed for its pioneering approach to young children, a crusade close to the princess’s heart.

Baby Elena, aged three months, was held over the barrier by her mother Marta and beamed as the future queen stopped to play with her.

Her structured Blazé Milano pinstriped blazer – which she wore in a powerful portrait released shortly after sharing news of her cancer diagnosis in 2024 – appears to be a favourite of the royal’s for poignant engagements and causes near to her heart

Today, she accessorised it with a flowy pleated skirt, white top and her taupe Camilla Elphick ‘Alicia’ slingbacks

She donned the £3,200 ‘Candy Green Amethyst and Diamond’ earrings and the matching £2,500 pendant necklace

Looking relaxed and radiant in a blue Edeline Lee trouser suit, the princess – who honed basic Italian during her gap year in Florence – met schoolchildren and told them in their native language: ‘I speak a bit of Italian. What is your name? I am Catarina.’

Alice, five, said afterwards: ‘She asked my name in Italian. She spoke Italian very well.’

Alice was among a crowd of about 3,000 people who welcomed Catherine at the start of her two-day trip to the city.

It is the first solo overseas official visit for the princess since she went to Denmark in 2022 before her cancer treatment, and palace aides say it is a ‘huge moment’ for her to be back.

Yesterday she wowed her hosts on a royal ‘walkabout’ outside the town hall.

Maria Angelo Redaelli, a teacher who had set her alarm for 3.15am to make a 130-mile trip from her home, said: ‘I just love the Royal Family and I just had to be here. The princess said my hat was very glamorous and I gave her a rose. She is so beautiful.’

Marilena Prediere, 43, of Reggio Emilia, said: ‘I said give a big hug to your children. I said you are beautiful and it’s a pleasure to meet you. This is a historic moment.’

Royal fans whooped and bellowed ‘Bellissima’, ‘Kate’ and ‘We love you’.

At a pre-school later, Catherine said ‘ciao’ as she joined a group of five youngsters writing animal names.

Spotting one that said Lupo, which means wolf in Italian, she said: ‘That was the name of our dog. Our dog was called Lupo.’

A teacher said ‘it must have been a big dog’, but the princess replied: ‘No, it wasn’t actually. It had a big personality.’

Outside the Anne Frank infant school, excited youngsters swamped her with hugs and high-fives.

And after she left, many of the teachers started crying, showing just how much the royal visit means to the small Italian city.

Catherine also visited the world-renowned Loris Malaguzzi International Centre where she met pioneers of the ‘Reggio Emilia approach’ of child-led learning for under sixes – which is similar to the Montessori method and aligned with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

The princess said that it was important to encourage ‘children these days to slow down’ because ‘their world is so fast-paced now’.