Kate Middleton ‘glad to be out of house’ as she greets Singaporean president

The Duchess of Cambridge has appeared officially in public for the first time in the six weeks since her second pregnancy was announced. Kate joined William to welcome Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam and his wife Mary, who are on an official visit to Britain. She told Mrs Tan she had been “looking forward to getting out of the house” when the president’s wife expressed her pleasure at seeing her two years after they last met. The Duchess, who is just over 12 weeks pregnant, has been forced to miss a number of public engagements because she is suffering from a rare and debilitating form of morning sickness.

I’ve been looking forward to getting out of the house, that’s for sure.

Kate Middleton

The royal couple made the short trip from their Kensington Palace apartment to the Royal Garden Hotel, next door to the palace. Mr Tan is the first Singaporean president to make a state visit to the UK and his four-day visit will include a meeting with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, as well as talks with the Prime Minister. The 74-year-old was a successful banker before he entered politics in 1979. He was elected Singapore’s seventh head of state in August 2011.

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