Belting good look: Chic Duchess of Cambridge arrives in Copenhagen for first joint humanitarian mission with Prince William
By Maysa Rawi
Last updated at 7:10 PM on 2nd November 2011
Sporting what is fast becoming her signature colour, the Duchess of Cambridge looked radiant in red as she landed in Copenhagen today with Prince William.
The royal couple were greeted by the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark for their first joint humanitarian mission.
And Kate looked every inch the part in a Seventies-inspired L.K. Bennett coat and belt with black suede knee-high boots.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Denmark's Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederik as they arrive in Copenhagen to support Unicef's East Africa appeal
Hat's off: The Royal couples were forced to wear hard hats for the Unicef warehouse visit
The couple, accompanied by the Danish royals, visited a Unicef famine relief depot in the city and were offered a taste of a special high-protein peanut paste which is being sent to malnourished children in East Africa.
They were then given a briefing on the crisis threatening the region.
William took a fingerful of the paste before passing the package on to the Duchess, who declined to taste it and passed it over to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
Splash of colour: Kate, pictured with Princess Mary, made a statement in a red L.K. Bennett Seventies-inspired coat, belt and knee-high boots
East Africa is a region close to the couple's hearts - it was just over a year ago that William arranged a romantic stay in a secluded log cabin on Mount Kenya, where he proposed to Kate.
After visiting the Unicef warehouse William and Kate were being taken to the airport where they were touring a British Airways Boeing 747 before it leaves for the stricken region.
The aircraft will be laden with 45 tonnes of aid, including emergency medical supplies.
Helping hands: The visit is also likely to lead to speculation that the Duchess might consider making African famine relief one of the causes she wants to support
Colour clash: Kate looks amused at having to wear the unflattering 'accessory'
After visiting the Unicef warehouse William and Kate were being taken to the airport where they were touring a British Airways Boeing 747 before it leaves for the stricken region
Unicef UK's executive director David Bull said: 'We know that when children are malnourished their immune systems are weakened and they become very susceptible to life threatening diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea. We need to help these children urgently.
'The supplies being packed on this plane will help Unicef to save these children's lives.'
Down to business: Kate and William were given a briefing on the crisis threatening the region
Kate helps to pack boxes at the Unicef warehouse with supplies destined for famine-hit East Africa
William tastes a high energy paste used to treat severe malnutrition but Kate declines to try it
Famine was declared in Somalia three months ago after the worst drought in 60 years.
Unicef says 6.7 million children in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti need urgent assistance, including almost 320,000 children suffering from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition. Thousands have already died.
Joint mission: The British and Danish royal couples hope to help focus attention on the crisis in East Africa. William has described the region as close to his heart - it is where he proposed to Kate
Prince William asked Kate to marry him in the surrounds of Kenya's beautiful Lake Rutundu while on holiday at the nearby Lewa Downs wildlife sanctuary.
It is a fact that could not have failed to have had an effect on the couple today as they viewed the effort to help those in need and assisted Unicef workers in packing emergency life-saving supplies.
The Duke in particular may be affected by the current crisis; he has in the past described Africa as a place close to his heart.
Welcome gift: Kate accepts a bouquet of flowers
He went on his first joint overseas engagement to Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa with his brother Prince Harry in June last year.
The brothers' visit was on behalf of the Football Association (FA), of which the Duke is president, in support of its bid to host the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
They are also both patrons of the charities Tusk Trust and Sentebale and in 2008 trekked through the wilds of Africa to raise thousands for Sentebale.
Attention: William and Kate are met by a barrage of photographers in Copenhagen
The Unicef visit is perhaps also likely to lead to speculation that the Duchess might consider making African famine relief one of the causes she wants to support.
Severe food shortages in East Africa are affecting more than 13 million people and the royal party hope to maintain global attention on the crisis, which is worsening with more areas expected to be declared as 'in famine' over the next few months.
Unicef's emergency supply centre in Copenhagen is a worldwide co-ordination centre for nutrition and other emergency supplies reaching children in crisis around the world.
WHAT KATE AND WILLS SAW AT UNICEF
It sources, packs and distributes essential supplies for children around the globe, including food, water, special nutritional supplies for the most malnourished children, vaccines and emergency medical kits.
So far, Unicef has delivered more than 10,000 metric tones of supplies to the region, treated 108,000 severely malnourished children in therapeutic feeding centres, vaccinated 1.2 million children against measles and provided 2.2 million people with access to safe water.
More than 320,000 children are in grave danger and need life-saving emergency supplies, like those being shipped and airlifted from the Uniceef warehouse today.
To donate to the East Africa Appeal visit www.eastafricacrisis.org.uk
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