The Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Cardiff this morning on the latest leg of her project to help the early years development of children. The mother-of-three attended the Ely and Careau Children’s Centre as part of her 24-hour tour of the country to launch ‘5 big questions on the under 5s’. The Duchess stunned in a long-length camel coat, black turtleneck jumper, leopard print skirt, and back suede boots. Kate’s scheduled appearance in the Welsh capital came hours after the Duchess of Sussex made a surprise post on social media. 

Meghan, 38, who is currenly in Canada with Prince Harry and baby Archie, earlier posted on her Sussexroyal Instagram account a picture of herself at a dog rescue centre.

Earlier this month the Duchess of Sussex met staff and animals at Mayhew, in Kensal Green, north-west London.

The two-picture post shows the Duchess, who is an advocate of adopting rescue dogs, at the centre, and stroking a dog with a collar.

She previously visited the shelter in January 2019, and was introduced to Maggie, a one-year-old Jack Russell who was up for adoption on the charity’s website.

The Instagram post read: “The Duchess of Sussex, having been proud patron of Mayhew since January 2019 and long understanding the connection between animal and community welfare, applauds the people at Mayhew for the vital work they do every day.”

It is not clear when the visit took place, but Meghan was in the UK with her husband, the Duke of Sussex, in the second week of January when they carried out a number of engagements following their Christmas break in Canada

Daily Express Royal Correspondent Richard Palmer wrote on Twitter: “Wow, what unfortunate timing that once again, just as a senior member of the Royal Family was heralding an important initiative, the Sussex Royal Instagram account kicked into life with some PR pictures at the very same moment.”

Royal fans then rushed to social media to criticise the timing of the post.

One user wrote: “Is it unfortunate or deliberate? I think it is the latter.”

Another said: “Meghan’s stunts are getting to be infuriating”.

A third user said: “The Sussex are two attention seekers.”

A fourth furious user said: “It’s just SUCH a coincidence that whenever the Cambridge’s announce or do something wonderful – or try and have a birthday – that there’s MeAgain with her stash of old photos.”

This is not the first time the royal foursome have appeared to be trying to out do each other.

On New Years Eve the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced a global prize to tackle climate issues.

Prince William and Kate said there was “a decade of action to repair the Earth”.

Five winners, who come up with solutions to environmental problems will receive a prize every year from 2021 to 2030.

Prior to the launch of the project, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a new picture of baby Archie on their Instagram page.

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The adorable image believed to be from their festive trip to Canada, shows Prince Harry holding Archie in his arms beside a lake.

The picture then became front page news in many outlets across the world on New Years Day.

Today Duchess of Cambridge launched the project after initiating national survey about the issue.

The online poll, conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the Royal Foundation, is thought to be the biggest survey of its kind and aims to encourage a nationwide conversation on early childhood.

Kate, 38, started her solo tour on Tuesday at a primary and nursery school in Birmingham.

The Duchess of Cambridge gave a talk to parents where she stressed the importance of early years on health and happiness.

Kate said: “I think the early years of life are the most important years, for life long health and happiness.

“They help us avoid adversity, or certainly builds resilience to adversity in later life – prevent challenges with mental later down the line.

“It is estimated that there’s a huge social and economic cost to late intervention of £17bn in England and Wales.

“The early years are more crucial for future health and happiness than any other moment in our lifetime.”

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