The Princess of Wales' Year in Review: January
January 9th - Catherine turned 40. In honour of her birthday, Kensington Palace released three new portraits, taken by Paolo Roversi, which will enter the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery January 18th - The Duchess of Cambridge held an Early Years Meeting in her role as Patron of the Royal Foundation January 19th - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their first public appearance of the year, as they visited the Foundling Museum January 20th - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Clitheroe Community Hospital, in Lancashire, in their roles as Patrons of NHS Charities Together. William and Catherine then visited Church on the Street Ministries January 25th - The Duchess of Cambridge, in her role as Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, held a Centre for Early Childhood Meeting. She then held a telephone meeting with Miss Jennifer Urquhart (Chairman of Johnstons of Elgin), before holding a telephone meeting with Dr Edward Morris (President) and Kate Lancaster (Chief Executive), in her role as Patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists January 26th - The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited Shout volunteers to mark the text support service’s One Million Conversations Milestone January 28th - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, joint Patrons of the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, received Lord Hague and Simon Patterson