Kate Middleton Visiting England's Bletchley Park May 2019
Kate Middleton Pays a Special Visit to Bletchley Park Ahead of Meeting Baby Archie
Kate Middleton paid a visit to Bletchley Park in England on Tuesday. The Duchess of Cambridge — who looked ready for Summer in a polka-dot Alessandra Rich dress — viewed a new D-Day exhibition in the newly restored Teleprinter Building and chatted with some of the people who assisted in the renovation. In honour of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, which is on June 6, she also met with students while participating in the codebreaking centre's new interactive STEM learning activities.
The visit was extra special for Kate, given that her grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, and great aunt Mary Glassborow, worked at Bletchley Park during WWII. "I have always been immensely proud of my grandmother, Valerie Glassborow, who worked at Bletchley Park during the Second World War," the duchess wrote in a 2016 puzzle book for the UK's Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security agency. "She and her twin sister, Mary, served with thousands of other young women as part of the great Allied effort to break enemy codes. They hardly ever talked about their wartime service, but we now know just how important the men and women of Bletchley Park were, as they tackled some of the hardest problems facing the country."
Kate's royal engagement came just hours before she and Prince William headed off to meet their adorable new nephew, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their first child on May 6, but Will and Kate had yet to meet the tiny tot. "Harry and Meghan spent the weekend enjoying their first weekend as parents, celebrating Mother's Day, and had visits from a few friends," a palace rep told People. Following baby Archie's birth, Will told reporters that he was "absolutely thrilled" and joked that he was "very pleased to welcome my brother to the sleep deprivation society that is parenting!" We wonder if Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis tagged along!
