Royal family RECAP: Princess Kate concludes Italy tour as King Charles hosts final garden party

The Princess of Wales' two-day trip to Italy saw her meet educators and children, as well visit a centre where businesses donate material to help pre-school children with creative play - which she said reminded her of the children’s cartoon, Bob the Builder!

Visiting the Remida centre on her second day in Italy, she said: "There’s a popular character called Bob the Builder and he has a philosophy of 'Reduce, reuse, recycle'. And you embrace that here. It’s something as a mother and I feel as a family we do a lot is try to have at the back of our minds."

At the centre, the princess sat down to speak to business leaders who had contributed to the project, including Costanza Maramotti of Max Mara, as well as playing with two girls who were wobbling as they attempted to walk along the tube.

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When she left, she was given a gift of swatches of fabric from the staff. She said: "Thank you. It's a reminder of my time here."

Princess Kate closed out her two-day tour with a pasta-making session on a rural farm stay in Parma, taking on the role of being a ‘Rezdora’ – the local name for a matriarch or housewife who specialises in masterfully rolling fresh pasta by hand.

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Kneading flour, oil, salt and water in a large bowl with her hands, she called it a "good workout" and joined Signor Lampredi, who showed her his technique for perfecting the stuffed-pasta delicacy, which looks similar to ravioli.

Signor Lampredi, 49, who has been a chef for 30 years, told her: "You are hired."

He said later: "I have shown many people how to do this exactly right and she was very good at it. She is a natural Rezdora.‘She learnt it very quickly. She was a very easy person to speak to, someone just like us.‘It has been a huge honour for me to host the princess in my kitchen. I can’t believe it. It’s been a big responsibility."

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Princess Kate has shared a heartfelt message of reflection as she concluded her tour of Italy. 

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Her solo trip was aimed at shining a spotlight on early childhood studies and learning about the legendary Italian approach as she spent time with locals in the northern region. 

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing their foray into movie-making.

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Archewell Productions will develop an adaptation of No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege, which tells the story of Easy Company, a unit of Paras and Royal Irish rangers tasked with holding a district in Helmand province in July 2006 during the war in Afghanistan.

Matt Charman, the Oscar-nominated writer of Bridge of Spies, with Tom Hanks. is writing the adaptation for Netflix as part of its deal with Harry and Meghan’s Archewell.

HELLO!'s Jessica Callan and Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon were at the final Buckingham Palace garden party of the season, joining the likes of Dame Helen Mirren and watching as the King took to the decks to spin dance classics with Sir Idris Elba.

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Dame Helen greeted the monarch with a curtsy and congratulated him on his successful US visit. "Big congratulations from America," she said. "I was in America and Americans responded with immense admiration, love, ease. I was very proud of you."

Our full gallery of the final Buckingham Palace garden party of the year is chock-full of brilliant pictures - including the surprising European royal who joined King Charles on the steps of the palace!

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It's been a big day for the King, as after his rain-filled garden party, Charles watched the grand unveiling of the new main stage curtains at the Royal Opera House, which have been crafted with a design in his honour. 

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Charles joined more than 2,000 guests at the Covent Garden venue in central London for the first glimpse of the curtains, which feature an embroidery of the King’s personal cipher.

The unveiling, along with an introduction by Sir Ian McKellen, began an evening of music and dance as performers took to the stage for the Spring Gala: Stories From The Royal Ballet And The Royal Opera.

The King’s cipher has been included on the curtains to symbolize the enduring relationship between the monarchy and the arts, executives have said.

The monogram combines his initial “C” and “R” for Rex, the Latin for king, plus III as he is the third King Charles.

Charles aklso met representatives from curtain production specialists Gerriets and the expert embroiderers of the Royal School of Needlework, who helped create the new curtains, viewing the original designs alongside intricate embroidery samples.

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