A mother's touch: Pregnant Duchess crouches on the sidewalk to talk to children in Harlem as she goes solo during first US visit

A mother's touch: Pregnant Duchess crouches on the sidewalk to talk to children in Harlem as she goes solo during first US visit, The Duchess of Cambridge was an English rose in Harlem today as she visited a childrens’ project on the first official engagement of her three-day trip to New York.

While her husband, Prince William, flew on a scheduled flight to Washington, D.C., where he is due to issue a keynote speech on the illegal wildlife trade and meet President Obama, Kate, who is around five months pregnant, is touring the Northside Center for Child Development with the First Lady of the City, writer and poet Chirlane McCray.

The Duchess was wearing a black and white trimmed Washington coat by British label Goat, costing £680 ($1,060), which appears to have had some smart alterations made by a member of her team. She paired the coat with black gloves, thick tights and high heels as she strode into the center, to be greeted by officials and the Mayor's wife herself.