21 Countries Kate Has Visited Since Joining the Royal Family

William and Kate first vacationed in the Indian Ocean archipelago in 2008, and loved it so much they returned for their honeymoon in May 2011 — just ten days after Kate had become an HRH. The newlyweds stayed on the exclusive North Island, which has its own private chef, and spent some of their time snorkeling.

Four days after returning, Kate wore a matching cowrie shell necklace and earrings for an official meeting with Barack and Michelle Obama that were reported to have been brought back from a Seychellois boutique.

William and Kate embarked on their first royal tour just two months after their wedding, visiting Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Prince Edward Island, Yellowknife, and Calgary. Kate's tour wardrobe was bursting with diplomatic gestures, including a diamond maple leaf brooch on loan from the queen, a red maple leaf hat that she wore on Canada Day, two dresses by Canadian designer Erdem and a jacket by Canadian brand Smythe. The duchess also wore a pair of turquoise earrings by local designer Corrie McLeod.

During their second tour of Canada in 2016, William and Kate spent a packed week visiting Victoria, Vancouver, the Great Bear Rainforest, Kelowna, Whitehorse, Carcross, and Haida Gwaii. Kate brought the diamond maple leaf brooch back out, wore three red outfits in tribute to the Canada's national color, as well as a cardigan by Canadian brand Sentaler — a firm favorite with Meghan Markle, too. Kate also wore a pair of earrings by local designer Shelley MacDonald after they were given to her as a gift.

Kate has been to the US twice so far. First up was a three day trip to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara with William in 2011, when she attended a military jobs fair, an inner city arts project, and a BAFTA event where she rubbed shoulders with Jennifer Lopez, Tom Hanks, and Nicole Kidman. Kate paid her respects by wearing a wrap dress by US designer Diane von Furstenberg to the couple's welcome reception.

In 2014, Kate and William flew to New York where they visited the 9/11 memorial, spent time at youth projects, and took in a Brooklyn Nets game where they met Beyoncé and Jay Z. During the two-day trip, Kate — who was pregnant with Princess Charlotte — wore a coat by US designer Tory Burch, and the couple checked into the Carlyle Hotel, which was where William's mother Princess Diana always stayed when she was in town.

Kate and William paid a flying visit to Denmark in the year they married to visit a UNICEF warehouse in Copenhagen
. In November 2011, the duke and duchess met up with Danish royals Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, to take a look at the way UNICEF was offering aid to countries in eastern Africa.

Kate's family have been visiting the Caribbean island of Mustique in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for over a decade, usually heading over to celebrate mom Carole Middleton's Jan. 31 birthday. Kate has joined them three times since she married — the first two trips were both with William, but the third time was just with a 6-month-old Prince George, as William was home studying.

Kate and William have stayed at three properties on the island: Villa Hibiscus, Villa Aurora, and Villa Rocina, and they have an active social and sporting presence while they're there. They play tennis, and have both spent time scuba diving – Kate even became a PADI-certified advanced diver in 2015. The duke and duchess's favorite social spots include Basil's Bar (owner Basil even got an invite to the royal wedding), the Cotton House, and the Firefly Hotel, where Kate has been seen drinking a piña colada.

William and Kate headed off on a nine-day, four-country tour on behalf of the queen in her Diamond Jubilee year, and the first port of call was three days in Singapore. The couple visited Gardens by the Bay, where they planted a tree, spent time at a school for children with special needs, and stayed at the Raffles Hotel, while Kate wore a dress by Singaporean designer Raoul.

The second stop of William and Kate's 2012 tour was a jam-packed three days in Malaysia, where the couple visited a hospice, spent time in the jungles of Borneo, and attended a Diamond Jubilee tea party. For an evening reception, Kate wore a white and gold gown embroidered with Malaysia's national flower, the hibiscus.

As part of their Southeast Asia tour on behalf of the queen, William and Kate spent two days in the Solomon Islands, where they attended cultural events, went to a church service, and paid visits to local charities. The couple also had a night alone on the tiny island of Tavanipupu.

William and Kate finished up their Diamond Jubilee tour on behalf of the queen in the tiny archipelago nation of Tuvalu, where they visited schools and danced in grass skirts at a dinner hosted by the governor-general. The country is affected by coastal erosion caused by climate change, and in 2017, Kate received the Tuvalu Order of Merit in recognition of the helpful attention her visit brought.

In March 2014, William and Kate attended the wedding of one of William's oldest friends in the Swiss ski resort of Arosa. Although Kate was in her second trimester with Prince George and couldn't ski with her husband, she was spotted sledding with friends.

Just before William, Kate, and Prince George headed off for a tour of New Zealand and Australia in 2015, William and Kate booked in for some alone-time in the remote Indian Ocean archipelago. Neither had been to the Maldives before, and they chose the Cheval Blanc Randheli Hotel for a week of sun, sea, and sand.

For their first tour with Prince George, William and Kate headed off on an epic trip to New Zealand and Australia, spending ten days in their first port of call, where they visited Wellington, Blenheim, Auckland, Hamilton, Dunedin, Queenstown, and Christchurch.

Kate wore two outfits by New Zealand designers on the tour — a turquoise dress by Emilia Wickstead and blue tweed skirt suit by Rebecca Taylor. The duchess also paid close attention to the country's national symbol, the fern, and national color of black. She borrowed a diamond fern brooch from the queen, wore a fern-bedecked Jane Taylor hat for church, and chose a black dress embroidered with a crystal fern for an evening event.

In 2014, William and Kate followed their ten days in New Zealand with ten days in Australia, taking in Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Brisbane, Ularu, Adelaide, and Canberra. Kate wore the national color of yellow for her arrival to the country, and a hat by Australian designer Jonathan Howard on the day she left. Meanwhile, the bilby enclosure at Taronga Zoo was named after Prince George.

Kate has twice visited Belgium for First World War centenaries — Liege in 2014 and Ypres in 2017.

In 2016, William and Kate undertook a five-day whirlwind tour of India that included Mumbai, New Delhi, Kaziranga National Park, and Agra. Kate took the opportunity to showcase several Indian designers when she wore dresses by Anita Dongre and Naeem Khan, and earrings by Amrapali.

As well as spending five days in India during March 2016, William and Kate also spent two days in neighboring Bhutan. During the trip, Kate wore a dress featuring the national flower, the poppy, and a skirt made of traditional Bhutanese material. The duchess also bought herself a $7 pair of earrings that she wore just a few days later when she visited the Taj Mahal, and left Bhutan wearing a necklace which had been a present from Queen Jetsun Pema.

Kate's first solo overseas trip was supposed to have been to Malta in 2014, but William ended up going in her place as she was suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum during the early stages of her pregnancy with Princess Charlotte.

Instead, Kate's first solo trip was to the Netherlands in 2016, where she attended a round-table discussion with mental health charities, and visited the Mauritshuis museum. At the museum Kate came face to face with one of its most famous paintings Girl With a Pearl Earring by Vermeer — with Kate herself wearing a pair of pearl earrings on loan from the queen.

William and Kate's trip to Paris in 2017 wasn't their first time in France as a married couple, but it was certainly their most iconic. During their two-day visit, the couple visited the big tourist sites, met with survivors of the Bataclan terrorist attacks, and watched a rugby match. Kate paid tribute to the host country by wearing Chanel for the first time, accessorizing with Cartier.

It looks like France is one of Kate and William's favorite places to vacation, as they have visited the country privately on at least five occasions since they got married. In 2012 the couple went skiing with Kate's family in Méribel, and enjoyed a pre-tour long weekend later in the year at the chateau of Princess Margaret's son Viscount Linley in Provence. The couple also took Prince George and Princess Charlotte on their first skiing holiday to Courcheval in 2016, and later in the year returned to France for a Summer vacation in Biarritz.

Then in 2017, while Prince William was showing off his dance moves in the nearby Swiss resort of Verbier, Kate returned to Méribel with a small group of women for her sister Pippa's bachelorette party.

Kate's second solo trip overseas took her to Luxembourg for the day in 2017. The duchess met with school children, and took a tour of the the Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art (aka Mudam).

In 2017, William and Kate took Prince George and Princess Charlotte on their five day tour of Poland and Germany. The trip included visits to the former concentration camp Stutthof, the European Solidarity Centre, and a traditional Polish street party. Kate paid her respects by wearing a dress by Polish designer Gosia Baczynska, a set of amber jewelry that she was gifted during the visit, and by carrying a clutch by Polish company Etui.

Following their two day trip to Poland in 2017, Kate, William, George and Charlotte then continued to Germany for three days. Here the duke and duchess had a private meeting with chancellor Angela Merkel, visited the Holocaust Memorial, met with young people who had been supported by a local mental health charity, and raced against each other on the River Neckar. After the race, the couple posed for pictures with picturesque Heidelberg in the background, which is twinned with Cambridge in the UK.

Kate paid tribute during the trip by wearing German designers Markus Lupfer and Hugo Boss, as well as by choosing a coat dress in 'Prussian Blue' for her arrival.