Kate Middleton wears delicate garnet birthstone necklace for Windsor Castle reception

‘Last year was survival then recovery mode, picking her moments and pacing herself,’ wrote royal expert Robert Jobson in Hello!. ‘This year, I expect Catherine to carry out more engagements but be selective. Her diary is already filling up, I am told. But she won’t go back to the old pace; she’s learnt that lesson. It will be meaningful, with gaps in between for her family.’

Any engagements will be carefully considered and will only reflect those causes closest to her heart. The…