Prince William greets schoolchildren with fist bumps as Princess Kate joins him in Cardiff

Prince William greeted young schoolchildren with fist bumps as he arrived in Cardiff alongside his wife Princess Kate.

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 03/10/2023

- 12:55

Updated: 03/10/2023

- 15:41

The engagement is to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the UK

Prince William greeted young schoolchildren with fist bumps as he arrived in Cardiff alongside his wife Princess Kate.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are in Cardiff today to celebrate Black History Month.


The engagement is to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the UK.

William and Kate will meet with elders from the Windrush generation in Grangetown this afternoon.

Princess Kate

The Prince and Princess of Wales are in Cardiff today to celebrate Black History Month.

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Prince William

William and Kate will meet with elders from the Windrush generation in Grangetown this afternoon.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales are visiting a school which has built-in Windrush lessons into the curriculum to highlight the important role the Windrush generation played in British society.

The royal couple were greeted by a large crowd of children, who were waving flags from nations all around the world as Kate and William approached.

Today's joint engagement for the duo comes after a string of solo appearances last month.

in September, Princess Kate undertook multiple engagements within the UK on her own.

WATCH NOW: Prince William and Princess Kate greet schoolchildren in Cardiff

Prince William undertook a two-day visit to New York last month as part of his work for the Earthshot Prize.

The Prince and Princess of Wales posted a "September Rewind" thread on X, formerly known as Twitter, where they listed all the engagements they attended throughout the month.

William and Kate's X account wrote: "Welcome to the September Rewind with The Prince and Princess of Wales."

The X thread listed the couple's trips, including William's visit to Pret A Manger in Bournemouth, their appearance on Mike Tindall's rugby podcast, Kate spending the morning at RNAS Yeovilton, and their commemoration of the late Queen's death.

Princess Kate

The royal couple were greeted by a large crowd of children, who were waving flags from nations all around the world.

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Princess Kate

Kate did join William at the 2022 Earthshot Prize ceremony which was hosted in Boston last year.

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On Friday, it was confirmed that Princess Kate will not travel with her husband to Singapore in November for the 2023 Earthshot Prize awards.

Instead, the Princess of Wales will support Prince George through exams he is scheduled to take at school.

Kate did join William at the 2022 Earthshot Prize ceremony which was hosted in Boston last year.

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