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Prince William and Kate made their first public appearance since the engagement announcement on December 18th 2010 at the Teenage Cancer Trust charity fundraising gala in Norfolk. The Christmas Spectacular featured a cast of professional singers, dancers and musicians. Proceeds from the evening went towards the cost of building the first specialist cancer unit for young people at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Kate looked elegant in the Temperley cream and black silk Titan dress and a black fitted jacket.
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The couple were invited by Emily Van Custem, chairman of the Teenage Cancer Trust's East Anglia volunteer committee, who is a close friend of William. Both William and Kate appeared totally at ease in each other's company and the event gave us an insight into the future royal partnership. You can watch a video from the event here.
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In February 2011, William and Kate visited Trearddur Lifeboat Station in Anglesey to launch the RNLI station's new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, the Hereford Endeavour. Anglesey is the couple's home while William works as a Search and Rescue pilot at RAF Valley and the a Palace spokesman revealed the couple asked for their first joint engagement to be on the island.
Kate cracked a bottle of champagne over the new lifeboat and William told the crowd 'I do the talking, she does the fun bit.'
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Kate wore a Katherine Hooker coat and a black feathered fascinator. Below we see Kate accepting flowers from little girls. No doubt a memorable moment for them :)
There is a great video from the engagement at the BBC.
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Next, the couple made a triumphant return to the university where their fairytale began.
The pair returned to St Andrews University in Scotland for the first time since graduating in 2005 to launch its 600th anniversary fundraising appeal. Prince William said: 'This is a very special moment for Catherine and me. It feels like coming home.'
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You can watch a video from the memorable visit here.
The same day, Kate accompanied William and Harry to sign the book of condolences at New Zealand House in London for the victims of the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Kate wore a beautiful black coat, red dress and knee high black boots.
Kate sported a Burberry trench for the couple's visit to Belfast.
As it was Pancake Tuesday, Kate got into the spirit of the day by flipping pancakes.
The couple visited Youth Action Northern Ireland where they watched a short play and met with crowds who wished the happy couple well with their upcoming wedding.
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Kate thoroughly enjoyed meeting people and smiled throughout the day of engagements. You can watch a video here.
For their final pre-wedding engagement, William and Kate visited Darwen Aldridge Community Academy and Witton Country Park in Lancashire. A crowd of over 15,000 braved the rain to catch a glimpse of the pair.
The couple watched a student work on a dress in a textile class at Darwen Aldridge Community Academy.
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With just over three weeks until the royal wedding William and Kate looked very much in love. To watch a video from the visit please click here.