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| Duchess of Cambridge visits Oxford schools | Duchess of Cambridge visits Oxford schools |
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| The Duchess of Cambridge has visited two Oxford schools in her role as patron of The Art Room charity. | The Duchess of Cambridge has visited two Oxford schools in her role as patron of The Art Room charity. |
| Hundreds of well-wishers had gathered at Rose Hill Primary School and Oxford Spires Academy to get a glimpse of Catherine. | |
| The Oxford-based charity uses art to help children with issues such as low self-esteem and Asperger's syndrome. | The Oxford-based charity uses art to help children with issues such as low self-esteem and Asperger's syndrome. |
| Pat Norman, one of The Art Room trustees, said: "It's very special that we have her patronage." | Pat Norman, one of The Art Room trustees, said: "It's very special that we have her patronage." |
| Several hundred people gathered outside the gates of Rose Hill Primary School, some of whom had travelled as far afield as Hull to see the duchess. | Several hundred people gathered outside the gates of Rose Hill Primary School, some of whom had travelled as far afield as Hull to see the duchess. |
| Youngsters waved union flags and some families brought flowers to present to her. | Youngsters waved union flags and some families brought flowers to present to her. |
| She arrived just after 10:00 GMT in a royal car to a large cheer from an excited crowd. | She arrived just after 10:00 GMT in a royal car to a large cheer from an excited crowd. |
| Dressed in a brown mid-length coat, she paused after leaving the car to wave at the on-looking crowd and then went through the gates of the school to meet with the students lining the entrance. | Dressed in a brown mid-length coat, she paused after leaving the car to wave at the on-looking crowd and then went through the gates of the school to meet with the students lining the entrance. |
| She added: "The duchess brings us into the limelight in a way we probably could never have hoped for." | She added: "The duchess brings us into the limelight in a way we probably could never have hoped for." |
| During her visit to Rose Hill Primary School, the duchess joined eight children working on the poem The Owl and The Pussycat. | During her visit to Rose Hill Primary School, the duchess joined eight children working on the poem The Owl and The Pussycat. |
| She also took part in an art class as the children illustrated the story. | She also took part in an art class as the children illustrated the story. |
| At the Oxford Spires Academy, Catherine met current secondary school pupils and former students who explained how The Art Room had helped change their lives. | At the Oxford Spires Academy, Catherine met current secondary school pupils and former students who explained how The Art Room had helped change their lives. |
| Susan Croft, principal of Oxford Spires Academy, said pupils were "honoured" by the visit. | |
| She added: "One of the students said 'I can't believe that someone so important is interested in us'. | She added: "One of the students said 'I can't believe that someone so important is interested in us'. |
| "I think that captures the way the students feel." | "I think that captures the way the students feel." |