Shannen Findlay
Beauty & Style

A real princess: Duchess Kate’s special tea party for cancer patients melts hearts everywhere

It was a scene many young children have imagined- a princess tea party with a real life princess.

Duchess Catherine attended an important tea party set up for her at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital during the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s Royal Tour in Pakistan. 

The mother of three happily obliged to wear a toy tiara when she visited 7-year-old Wafia Rehmani, while Prince William playfully sipped out of a tiny pink cup “brimming” with hot tea. 

The young patient, from over the border in Afghanistan, is battling a kidney tumour but hopes to be a doctor when she grows up. 

Wafia showed the Duke and Duchess her own toy medical kit. 

Princess Diana visited the same hospital over 20 years ago in 1996 and 1997. 

Earlier in the day, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Badshahi Mosque inside the Walled City for an interfaith meeting to talk about promoting harmony and community. 

The royal couple also stopped by the National Cricket Academy in Lahore and both stepped up to the pitch. 

Prince William even managed to hit the ball for a six. 

The Duchess of Cambridge also gave her first speech of the tour at SOS Children's Village in Lahore, speaking parts of it in Urdu.

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Royal Family, Kate Middl, Duchess Kate, Prince William, Pakistan royal tour, Princess Di, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge