The Duchess of Cambridge looked perfectly polished in a cobalt blue blazer for a video call with a pioneering Ugandan midwife.
Kate Middleton, 39, interviewed community Nurse Midwife Harriet Nayiga for the latest edition of industry publication Nursing Times, which is released today to coincide with the International Day of the Midwife.
Photographs of the March video call were released today and show the Duchess of Cambridge in a £59.99 Zara blazer.
Kate wore the statement piece over a simple black top and twisted her long locks into an elegant half updo.
Working from home: Kate Middleton, 39, interviewed community Nurse Midwife Harriet Nayiga for the latest edition of industry publication Nursing Times
Consider Kate Middleton a part-time profile writer.
To mark International Day of the Midwife, the Duchess of Cambridge interviewed Ugandan community nurse midwife Harriet Nayiga for
Nursing Times magazine. Kate spoke with Nayiga back in March of this year about her work as both a nurse midwife and as the founder of MILCOT (Midwife-led Community Transformation), an organization that provides advice and support for vulnerable women and girls in Nansana, Uganda.
For the virtual chat, Kate wore a smart (sold-out) blue blazer from Zara paired with chic black trousers and a matching black top. The duchess wore her hair pinned back in a half-up style, with her brunette strands intricately twisted, as seen in a photo captured of Kate from behind.
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In honor of Nursing Now 2020, a global effort to promote and support the nursing profession, the Duchess of Cambridge interviewed midwife Harriet Nayiga for
Nursing Times.
According to a press release from Kensington Palace, the interview took place in March, but was published on
Nursing Times’ site today, International Day of the Midwife. Kate also selected the cover for
Nursing Times’ May issue, per the Duke and Duchess’s Twitter.
Nayiga is the founder and director of Midwife-led Community Transformation (MILCOT),“a charity bridging the gap between midwives and communities in Uganda by focusing on adolescent sexual health,” per
The Duchess of Cambridge has marked the end of a global campaign to raise the profile of nursing by praising the “amazing work” of a Ugandan midwife who has dedicated her life to supporting mothers.
Kate heard about the harrowing experiences of young women and girls supported by community midwife Harriet Nayiga when she interviewed the health worker for Nursing Times magazine.
The midwife is the founder of Milcot (Midwife-led Community Transformation) which works to help mothers in disadvantaged communities receive medical care before complications arise.
The two women chatted via video link in March and the conversation has been published on the International Day of the Midwife – May 5. The interview also marks the completion of Nursing Now, a three-year global campaign to raise the status and profile of nursing.