Hijabi teen Shajida Begum gave the royal a temporary inking.
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, got her first tattoo this week—albeit, temporarily.
The royal tried out a henna design on Wednesday, during a day of official engagements with Prince William in the English city of Sunderland.
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The 36-year-old, who is currently seven months’ pregnant with her third child, got the dye inking during a visit to music and arts centre The Fire Station.
During a meeting with youth group Young Asian Voices, a henna display by Shajida Begum caught the royal’s eye.
“I said ‘Would you like a design?’ and she was like ‘Yes, if you don’t mind’,” the 18-year-old told The Telegraph.
“She was saying that it was really pretty.
“I was just telling her how it works. I was telling her when she can wash it off – I said ‘when it becomes flaky’.”
The Duchess, who wore a Seraphine maternity dress and forest green Dolce & Gabbana coat for the occasion, was later seen sporting the flower and swirl design during a tour of the Northern Spire bridge.
The royal also asked the youth group for a pack of bindis, which she said she wanted to take home for her two-year-old daughter, Princess Charlotte.
It’s been a busy week for Catherine, who attended the BAFTA Awards in London on Sunday—and came under scrutiny for seemingly bypassing the suggested #TimesUp dress code of black.
The donned a forest green flowing gown by British label Jenny Packham for the occasion, in a move seen as remaining politically neutral, however eager eyes noticed a suite of subtle details that indicate the Duchess may have been making a stand of solidarity.
Not only did the royal, who is seven months pregnant with her third child, wear a black ribbon belt, she also carried a black clutch.
And, most importantly, Catherine sported a selection of diamond and emerald jewellery, with the latter gem said to signify “hope, renewal and growth”, according to W Magazine.
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