Yahoo Lifestyle Duchess Named One Of Fifty Women Who Changed The World
The Duchess. Photo: Getty Images.
The Duchess has been recognised for her dedication to charity in a new list chronicling the top 50 women who have changed the world.
Marie Curie, who was the first woman to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize for her work in chemistry, topped the list, while Florence Nightingale and Margaret Thatcher rounded out the top three.
Middleton proudly claimed a place on the list, which was curated by Sky Arts, just below Michelle Obama in recoginition of her personal charitable and philanthropic interests.
Yesterday, the pregnant Duchess attended an event for the East Anglia's Children's Hospices, of which she is a Royal patron - and was moved to tears by a mother recalling the heartbreak of losing her three-month-old daughter.
"Kate sought me out and gave me a hug just before she left," said Leigh Smith, who had previously written a letter to the Duchess about her late baby.
"I was getting quite teary-eyed, she had tears in her eyes and she just said to me, 'You're a very brave lady and again, I'm just so, so sorry'."
"I was so surprised to receive a letter with such personal comments and signed by her," Mrs Smith continued. "It was a lovely gesture and helped me through a terrible time.
'I was touched that she had taken so much time to carefully read my letter and then to reply herself - it shows how much she cares.
"When I met her today she remembered the letter and said it was an honour to meet me. I was completely taken aback. For me it was an honour to meet her."
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