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Kate brings early Christmas cheer to kids at UK hospice

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Kate Middleton recently met up with children dealing with life-threatening diseases and their parents at a UK hospice to cheer them up and get a better understanding of their predicament.

For her visit to the Shooting Star House Children's Hospice, the Duchess of Cambridge donned a grey Reiss jacket, blue trousers and wedge boots, and brought a frog puppet along with her, the Daily Express reported.

Middleton sang 'Jingle Bells', 'Old McDonald's Farm' and 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' with many of the children and spent over an hour touring the place.

During her tour, she comforted parents and asked them how the hospice and its volunteers were helping them and their children.

 

The Duchess, who is planning to start a new initiative to encourage more people to volunteer in hospices, also tried her hand at art in a therapy session for children.

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First Published: Dec 08 2013 | 12:58 PM IST

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