The Duchess of Cambridge gets 'back to business' in a jewel-coloured suit on first official UK engagement since topless photographs scandal

By REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL CORRESPONDENT

Kate arrived on her first UK engagement since the scandal broke with her husband, Prince William, this afternoon looking happy and collected

It was just another day at the office for the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday.
After the whirlwind Jubilee tour of the South Pacific – and the added strain of those topless photos – the Duchess breezed through her first official engagement back on home soil.
Dressed in a burgundy flared miniskirt and matching jacket by designer Paule Ka, and smart suede heels, she accompanied Prince William on a visit to London’s Middle Temple, one of the four ancient Inns of Court.

The Duke of Cambridge, Master of the Bench, and The Duchess of Cambridge met recipients of the Queen Mother Scholarship, the Diana, Princess of Wales Scholarship and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarships at Middle Temple Inn

The duchess chose a short burgundy skater skirt and matching jacket by designer Paule Ka with thick black tights and heels

Sources close to the 30-year-old Duchess say that while she is still deeply upset by the ‘grotesque’ invasion of her privacy, she is determined the incident will not overshadow or affect her growing public role.
The couple were there to unveil a legal scholarship for disadvantaged students which has been set up in their name.
William has been a ‘tower’ of support to his wife of a year through and the royal pair are said have been brought closer than ever by the media storm.

The couple had been invited to the historic Honourable Society of the Middle Temple to launch a new award scheme in their name

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarships will be given to law students in particular financial need, or who have overcome adversity in order to pursue their studies

The couple had been invited to the historic Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of the four ancient Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the English bar to practice as barristers, to launch a new award scheme in their name.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarships will be given to law students in particular financial need, or who have overcome adversity, in order to pursue their studies.
Middle Temple already offers financial help in the former of scholarship funds set up in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales. This new scheme builds on that legacy.

Kate and William pose with (L-R) lasts year's Diana Scholarship winner Harry Azoh, this year's Princess Diana Scholarship winner Priya Sidharh and Nathan Scott who won the Queen Mother Scholarship in 2010

William has been a tower of support to his wife of a year and the royal pair are determined to get back to business



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