Kate Middleton and Prince William Had a Subtle PDA Moment at Foundling Museum Visit

Kate Middleton and Prince William did their first joint engagement of 2022 earlier today in London, visiting the Foundling Museum. The excursion gave the Duchess of Cambridge a chance to showcase her winter style. Kate wore a blue coat with a navy sweater and belted flare-like trousers. She wore Accessorize hoop earrings with the look, which have sold out (they were on sale for $2.86).

As Hello! pointed out, Kate even had a rare affectionate moment with William, touching his arm as they went out and laughing. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge hardly ever show PDA at events. While other royals hold hands, Kate and William opt to keep that kind of affection largely out of spotlight.

There's actually no protocol preventing Kate and William from being more romantic on duty. “It’s up to each and every royal and royal couple how affectionate they are,” Beaumont Etiquette's founder and director Myka Meier, a British-American trained by a former member of the Queen's household, told ELLE.com in July 2018. “There’s no protocol that tells them they can’t hug or kiss or touch. There’s no rule book like that. Each senior member of the royal family is trusted to make the judgement calls of what’s appropriate and when. It’s all about being trusted to make those calls on their own.”

Kate and William reflected on their museum visit on their social media. “It’s lovely to be back at the Foundling Museum and see how they’re continuing to help to transform the lives of young people, but also hear some of the difficulties that care leavers have faced over the years including during the pandemic,” they wrote on their Twitter. “We were able to understand first-hand the impact of spending time in care in the UK and its links with employment, housing, mental health, addiction, and the youth justice system, and some of the work that is being done to tackle these issues.”