Princess Kate Visits Emilia-Romagna

Princess Kate of Wales visited Reggio Emilia, Italy, and participated in a cooking lesson at the ‘Al Vigneto’ agritourism farm. She learned to make tortellini with a local cook, becoming a rezdòra, a traditional name for home cooks in the region. The princess spent two days in Reggio Emilia to observe and celebrate its renowned educational approach.

Kate previously played with clay at the Loris Malaguzzi Center and today worked with dough, preparing a ricotta and spinach filling. She also visited the Remida center, which transforms industrial waste into educational materials, learning about its recovery of roughly 15 tons of material annually from 100 local companies.

This trip marks Kate’s first official engagement following her cancer treatment and is part of a larger series of global visits to expand the work of her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, founded in 2021. The center studies the Reggio Emilia approach, which prioritizes creativity and community in early education. The princess hopes to bring aspects of this model to schools worldwide.