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Kate MiddletonandQueen Camillaboth opted for green dresses for their latest outings — and there’s a good reason for their nearly matching ensembles.
This week, the Princess of Wales and Queen stepped out forseparate engagementswearing similar green and white patterned tea-length shirt dresses with long sleeves. Princess Kate, 41,paid a visitto Riversley Park Children’s Centre in Nuneaton for her ongoing early childhood work on Thursday. Meanwhile, Queen Camilla, 75, had a busy Wednesday — going from a reception celebrating the Windrush Generation to a Bees for Development anniversary garden party to a naming ceremony for a new Household Cavalry Drum Horse (meetJuno!).
The green hue was likely a subtle tribute to the sixth anniversary of theGrenfell Towerfire on June 14. The color green has become linked to the anniversary and remembrance as well as the charitableGrenfell Foundation.
Queen Camilla.Gareth Fuller - Pool/Getty
Gareth Fuller - Pool/Getty
On June 14, 2017, a fire tore through the 24-story Grenfell Tower apartment building in West London, killing 72 people. The devastating blaze marked the deadliest residential fire in Great Britain since World War II,The New York Timesreported.
Two days after the disaster,Queen ElizabethandPrince Williammade anemotional visitto the area to meet survivors, victims’ families and rescue workers affected. Members of the royal family have alsoattended memorialsand spent time with survivors in the years since.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images
On the anniversary on Wednesday, the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Twitter accountposteda green heart, a symbol that has become associated with the tragedy.
In May, Prince William visited theQueens Park Rangers Football Stadiumin London to hear about how the soccer club has supported the Grenfell community following the tragedy. The stadium is close to where the tower once stood, and the Queen Park Rangers team’s charitable arm, QPR in the Community Trust, has provided support to those affected ever since.
Prince William heard how the tragedy affected them, how soccer has made a difference in their lives and what life looks like as the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire approaches.
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The prince has served as president of the Football Association, the governing body of English soccer, since 2005, and haspreviously advocatedfor the positive impact sports can have on mental health. During his recent visit to QPR Stadium, he even received a special soccer jersey with a green heart.
source: people.com
