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Pregnant Kate Smiling and Waving As She Arrives In Grimsby
- Published_at:2013-03-05
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:NBCNewsOfficial1
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- description: Kate finally arrived in Grimsby an hour and a half late - looking tanned from her recent holidays in Mustique and Switzerland - and wearing a Hobbs coat and a Great Plains dress. She has worn the russet-coloured coat several times before including on a working trip to Liverpool and for Christmas with the Queen at Sandringham. The Duchess's first port of call was the National Fishing Heritage Centre, which depicts the 1950s heyday of Grimsby's distant water fishing fleet. Her baby bump was barely visible under her Hobbs coat and Great Plains dress as she was greeted by jubilant, flag-waving crowds chanting: 'We want Kate.' She arrived at the town's National Fishing Heritage Centre at 12.45pm for her first of three engagements today. A Palace official said her helicopter, which took off at around 11am from Kensington Palace, landed at Humberside Airport an hour and a half later than expected due to fog but Kate will complete her visit as planned. Kate is on what the palace call a 'royal away day' in north east Lincolnshire - a chance to cram in as many engagements in possible in a particular area of the country. Asked why Grimsby, a St James's Palace spokesman said: 'Why not? The town has been keen for the Duchess to come for some time. She is delighted.' Built in 1991 by the borough council, the museum is an extraordinarily realistic recreation of the time when Grimsby could lay claim to being the largest fishing port in the world. The centrepiece of the exhibition is Perseverance, one of the town's oldest shrimp boats which has been restored to her original colours. There are also several life-sized models bringing to life different aspects of the fishing industry including the inside of a trawler and even a local pub called the Freeman's Arms which Kate briefly walked through. The real Freeman's Arms was a favourite haunt of trawlermen returning to shore but became notorious for brawling and prostitution. Many of the themed areas have a distinctive smell piped into them - the stench of a working dock and the more mouth-watering scent of freshly-frying fish and chips.
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