Kate, a hard, a real, a tattooed!

The Duchess of Cambridge had the right to a henna tattoo session during a visit to Sunderland.

Kate breaks the codes, once again. If they do not really stick to the image of the royal family, the Duchess of Cambridge was still tempted by a tattoo … but only temporary. Catherine was indeed entitled to a henna design on her wrist during a visit to Sunderland on Wednesday, accompanied by her husband Prince William.

On the occasion of his visit to the north-eastern city of England, the Cambridge couple inaugurated a new community project, The Fire Station, a former fire station (hence its name) transformed into a music center and art. After a succession of shows, music, dance and theater interpreted by the young beneficiaries of the center, Kate lingered at the henna workshop, where she asked an 18-year-old girl to draw a pattern .

William screws the last bolt of the bridge

Radical change of style for the second visit of the day, as the duchess donned a reflective safety vest and hard hat to get to the site of the new Northern Spire Bridge. The work, scheduled to open in spring 2018, spans the Wear River. After talking with engineers involved in the project, William was asked to screw one of the last bolts of the deck parapets. “Is this a key element? What happens if he does not tighten properly? “Worried the prince jokingly, before adding, unsure of his qualities of worker:” We will leave and the bolt will fall all right now…”