London - The Duchess of Cambridge has resumed her royal duties after spending more than two months out of the public eye while suffering from acute morning sickness.
Kate and her husband Prince William welcomed the president of Singapore to London at the start of a state visit Tuesday. She greeted President Tony Tan and his wife Mary at the Royal Garden Hotel and told them “I've been looking forward to getting out of the house, that's for sure.”
Kate is 12 weeks pregnant and has been receiving treatment for severe morning sickness, which also plagued her first pregnancy.
She plans to attend the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards gala Tuesday night at the National History Museum.
Tan was also being welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip.
The couple announced they were expecting last month, and Kate was forced to cancel several engagements since then, including a trip to Malta on what would have been her first solo foreign tour.
The prince's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II has said she is “delighted” at the news, which came just over a year after the birth of the couple's first child, Prince George.
Kate has been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a form of very acute morning sickness that caused her to be hospitalised when she was pregnant with George.
William has said he is “thrilled” about the new baby.
Kate has been increasing her public profile since she married William in a lavish ceremony in April 2011.
Sapa-AP, AFP and IOL