The little kids at Harlem special need center were excited thinking the "Frozen" princess was going to meet them. They got more than what they were hoping for. Last Monday, December 8, Kate Middleton, a real-life royal, visited the center.
The Duchess of Cambridge started her first full day in New York with a visit to the children center, touring the facility and spending time with the little ones.
"When they heard she was coming they thought it was Elsa- we said a princess and they got a princess" said Rose Ann Harris, director of early childhood services at the center.
Elsa is a fictional royal princess who is the main character of Disney's animated hit "Frozen".
Kate, meanwhile, is married to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who is second in line as successor to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
The duchess arrived at the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem at around 11 AM. She was greeted by no less than the first lady of New York, Chirlane McCray. McCray accompanied her inside the center as they met privately with children and family members the center helping with.
Inside the center, Middleton and McCray were also seen walking to the gift-wrapping station where gift items from the movie Frozen, books, and other toys were placed. The Duchess was reported to be so engaged in wrapping gift items.
In a news article published by USMagazine.com, Middleton seems to have showcased her skills in the art of gift wrap as "she deftly placed tape on her thumb, used scissors to cut paper "as well as "scrawled a message atop the wrapping paper for a child".
The duchess later left the center for her scheduled meeting with New York based Britons.
"The visit meant everything to the children, they were thrilled and it acknowledges all the hard work of the staff" Harris said in a press article by www.independente.ie.
McCray also expressed her admiration for the duchess commitment on issues of mental health and early child development via Twitter.
"Her warmth and passion for the cause was infectious" McCray tweeted.
