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Duchess of Cambridge visits Luxembourg to mark 150 year treaty | Duchess of Cambridge visits Luxembourg to mark 150 year treaty |
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The Duchess of Cambridge has visited Luxembourg on her second solo trip, to mark 150 years of the Treaty of London. | The Duchess of Cambridge has visited Luxembourg on her second solo trip, to mark 150 years of the Treaty of London. |
She met the country's Princess Stephanie and Prime Minister Xavier Bettel at the capital city's museum of modern art, Mudam. | |
The Duchess was given a guided tour of the exhibitions by British artists Sir Tony Cragg and Darren Almond. | The Duchess was given a guided tour of the exhibitions by British artists Sir Tony Cragg and Darren Almond. |
The treaty, signed in 1867, confirmed Luxembourg's independence and neutrality. | The treaty, signed in 1867, confirmed Luxembourg's independence and neutrality. |
On the trip Kate, who is a patron of the National Portrait Gallery, met people who worked in the arts and charitable sectors in Luxembourg. | On the trip Kate, who is a patron of the National Portrait Gallery, met people who worked in the arts and charitable sectors in Luxembourg. |
She also spoke to Oscar-winning director Laurent Witz, who won an academy award in 2014 for the Best Animated Short Film, Mr Hublot. | She also spoke to Oscar-winning director Laurent Witz, who won an academy award in 2014 for the Best Animated Short Film, Mr Hublot. |
Before leaving Luxembourg she was introduced to schoolchildren, aged five and six, from St George's International School. | Before leaving Luxembourg she was introduced to schoolchildren, aged five and six, from St George's International School. |
The UK's deputy ambassador to Luxembourg said: "We have a good strong bilateral relationship and always have with the Luxembourgers, they still very much recognise the role we had in liberating them during the war and we have a very strong relationship between the two financial centres particularly, and that's something we are very anxious to continue and maintain. | The UK's deputy ambassador to Luxembourg said: "We have a good strong bilateral relationship and always have with the Luxembourgers, they still very much recognise the role we had in liberating them during the war and we have a very strong relationship between the two financial centres particularly, and that's something we are very anxious to continue and maintain. |
"There are also close ties between the two royal families, with three generations of the Luxembourg royal family having been educated at our military academy at Sandhurst." | "There are also close ties between the two royal families, with three generations of the Luxembourg royal family having been educated at our military academy at Sandhurst." |
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