Photo of Duchess via Getty; Sketch Photos via Raymond Press Partnership; collage work by Elspeth Lodge
The Duchess of Cambridge is to receive a special present when she begins her Diamond Jubilee tour duties as a member of the royal family next week; when she arrives in Leicester on March.8 with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh by her side, she will be presented with six sketches of shoes created by students of De Montfort University (in the schools renowned footwear design course), say sources. Kate will choose her favorite design of the six; a design which will then be made into a real pair of shoes especially for the Duchess. According to the Daily Mail, there were over 100 students that applied for the chance to show their sketches to the Duchess.
Take a look below at some of the shoes the Duchess has worn on past royal engagements.
Photo collage of Kate's shoes via catherine-duchessofcambridge.tumblr.com
Kate will not be alone in receiving a gift during the visit to Leicester, however: “The Queen will be presented with a picture of a Corgi drawn by a primary school pupil in a competition to be judged by celebrated artist Sir Peter Blake,” reports the Daily Mail. “She will also receive a headscarf designed by a De Montfort University textiles student.” And “The Duke of Edinburgh will be a given a lenticular – a 3D image – of himself driving a horse and carriage.”
When the royal party arrives in the area, the trio will be greeted by a crowd of 8,000 at Magazine Square. Here, the Queen and Kate will witness a fashion show created by four 2011 graduates of the university. The Duke of Edinburgh (who probably has less of an interest in fashion than the Queen and Duchess of Cambridge) will meet staff and students involved in university’s Square Mile Project— an endeavor which aims to improve the lives in Fosse Road North, Tudor Road, Woodgate and Newfoundpool.
This is a landmark event, as it will be the first time the Duchess and the Queen have been on a public engagement together.
Photo of Duchess and the Queen via poponthepop
