The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Visit USA in December!

Clarence House has officially announced today that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the USA between Sunday 7th and Tuesday 9th December.

The couple will travel to New York for a series of engagements and the Duke will visit Washington DC for a day, while the Duchess will remain in New York. They will attend events on behalf of the Royal Foundation and other charities which they are closely associated too.

This is the first visit to both New York City and Washington, D.C for both the Duke and Duchess. Throughout their visit, the Duke and Duchess will be joined by the British Ambassador to the United States of America, Sir Peter Westmacott, and the British Consul General to New York, Mr Danny Lopez.

Sunday 7th December
The Duke and Duchess will arrive in New York and attend a private engagement on behalf of the American Friends of The Royal Foundation in the evening.

Monday 8th December
The Duke will travel to Washington DC and attend an anti-corruption conference at the World Bank to discuss a zero tolerance approach to the transportation across borders of illegal wildlife parts. Prince William will also attend a working lunch at the World Bank at which a number of programmes in support of the fight against the illegal trade in ivory will be discussed.

On his return to New York, Prince William will attend a reception organised by the Royal Foundation in recognition of the conservation work carried out by Tusk Trust and United for Wildlife partners: Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy.

Meanwhile, the Duchess of Cambridge will stay in New York, whilst the Duke visits Washington. The Duchess will be accompanied by The First Lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray, to visit a local child development centre. They will lean about how the organisation fosters the healthy development of children and families by providing high-quality mental health and educational services. The Duchess will also attend a lunch, hosted by the British Consul General in New York, to celebrate the achievements of a successful British community in New York from the culture, arts, hospitality and business sectors.

The Duke and Duchess will then team back up again to attend an NBA Basketball game to help launch a new collaboration between the Royal Foundation, United for Wildlife and the NBA.

Tuesday 9th December
The Duke and Duchess will visit a youth organisation to see the work they carry out in partnership with an inner city youth development foundation. Both organisations focus on programmes and projects that promote positive youth development and social learning. During the visit, the Duke and Duchess will learn about the wide-ranging support services on offer to young people to help them reach their potential, particularly through an arts-in-education model that supports the artistic and intellectual development of the participants.  

They will then attend an event celebrating the wealth of British talent in the created industries based in New York. The reception will be in association with the UK Government's GREAT campaign. 

The Duke will also attend a technology themed event, hosted by a New York-headquartered technology company, which will bring together entrepreneurs from both the UK and the US. 

The final engagement of the visit will be the University of St. Andrews 600th Anniversary Dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The evening event will support scholarships and bursaries for students from under-privileged communities, new student sports facilities in St Andrews, investment in the university's medical and science faculties and a lectureship in American Literature at St. Andrews. 


It is likely that during this trip the Duchess will showcase both British and American designers. British designers that the Duchess tends to favour, especially for formal occasions are Catherine Walker and Alexander McQueen.

The Duchess is also a big fan of Jenny Packham and Alice Temperley - again both British designers.

The Duchess has also worn quite a few pieces by American designers including; Tory Burch, Diane von Furstenberg and most recently during their visit to Australia Lela Rose.

However it is also possible that the Duchess may go to old favourites such as Emilia Wickstead or Roksanda Illincic. 

I, for one, am very excited about the upcoming trip and can't wait to see what the Duchess wears. If any more details about the trip are released then I will update this post!