Princess of Wales greeted by royal fans as she arrives in Italy

Huge crowds welcomed the Princess of Wales this afternoon as she arrived in Italy for her first solo royal visit in more than three years. Hundreds of royal fans lined the Piazza Camillo Prampolini in the city of Reggio Emilia to greet Catherine. The future queen Kate Middleton is said to be 'energised, enthused' and 'taking it up a gear' as she gets back into royal duties after months of gruelling cancer treatment.