Kate Middleton is embarking on her first solo trip [1]! The duchess of Cambridge is headed for the Netherlands following her upcoming family visit to Canada [2], Kensington Palace announced on Wednesday. Kate will be touring the country on Oct. 11 and hosting a round-table discussion at the British ambassador's residence in The Hague with two of her charities [3], the Anna Freud Centre and Action on Addiction. She will then head to the city of Rotterdam to see Bouwkeet, a new community-focused initiative in an economically challenged district that provides a creative design and technology workspace.
The visit marks Kate's first solo trip abroad, and she, along with William and their children, will be heading to Canada on Oct. 1.