Duchess of Cambridge Begins Solo Tour of Denmark Representing Queen Elizabeth

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, embarked on a solo tour of Denmark on Tuesday to represent her grandmother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth.

The visit is part of her effort to promote early childhood education, a cause she has been championing for years.

The Duchess will be staying in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, for two days.

As part of her visit, the Duchess will be representing the Queen abroad and holding audiences with Denmark's Queen, Margarethe II.

This visit will pay tribute to the historic ties that Britain shares with Denmark and celebrate the joint jubilees of both countries' Queens in 2022.

Upon arrival in Copenhagen, the Duchess paid tribute to the country by donning a red blazer above a white ruffled blouse, the colours of the Danish flag.

She also wore black trousers, a wide black belt, and black heels.

The visit will see Catherine reunited with Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, and the importance of early years work will be introduced on the world stage.

Denmark is considered a pioneer in their approach to early development and consistently named as one of the top five countries in the world to raise a family.

On her first engagement, the Duchess visited the University of Copenhagen to learn from world-leading researchers running the Copenhagen Infant Mental Health Project, which aims to promote mental well-being and relationships between infants and their parents.

She met researchers running the programme and heard from health visitors who are implementing these tools in their work.

Later, the Duchess went to the Children's Museum where she met with three health visitors who have been trained through the Understanding Your Baby programme and two families who have benefited from this support.

The Understanding Your Baby project is a universal educational parenting programme which was developed following the implementation of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale screening tool.

The programme allows health visitors to develop their language and vocabulary around social and emotional development, enabling them to have more helpful and sensitive conversations with parents.

The visit is a fact-finding mission for the Duchess to learn how Denmark has become a world leader in its approach to early childhood development.

She is spending two days in the capital Copenhagen on a working visit with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

The Duchess launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in June last year, and she has spent the last ten years examining how social challenges such as addiction, mental health, and homelessness affect someone's life.

She has already made a name for herself when it comes to learning about the first five years of a child's life, having launched the incredibly successful Big Five survey.

Denmark is considered a beacon of best practice with its approach to early childhood and consistently ranks near the top countries with the happiest people in the world.

This visit is Catherine's second official visit to Denmark following a trip with Prince William in 2011.

A Kensington Palace spokeswoman speaking when the trip was first announced said, “The Duchess is looking forward to visiting the country, learning from the Danish people, and continuing to build on the already close relationship between the two countries.”

The Duchess' visit to Denmark is a significant step in promoting early childhood education and raising awareness of its importance on a global scale.

Her efforts to spread knowledge about early childhood development will undoubtedly help shape the future of education for generations to come.