Kate had two separate engagements. The first was in Stoke-on-Trent, at the Emma Bridgewater pottery factory, where Kate toured the facility and tried her hand at painting the crockery line which she helped create. The pottery is being sold in aid of EACH's Nook Appeal.

Kate took the Queen's helicopter from Stoke-on-Trent to Smethwick where she visited Cape Hill children's centre.