The Princess of Wales has made a surprise visit to a prison in England, sporting strapped-up fingers after a trampoline accident.
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Kate sat on a chair and was checked by Penny, a drug detection dog, as she followed security protocols at HMP High Down in Surrey to gain an understanding of the procedures followed by families and friends visiting inmates.
The forefinger and middle finger of her right hand were taped together after an accident Kensington Palace described as a "a small injury, nothing serious".
Kate is patron of addiction charity The Forward Trust and visited the Category C prison in Sutton to learn about its work helping prisoners recover from addiction.
She joked about her injured fingers, telling a couple it was her own fault as she had been "jumping around on the trampoline" and said the strapping was to keep her digits safe.
As she went through an entrance used by around 2000 visitors a month, the princess was shown the reaction of black Labrador Penny when something is found.
Kate said: "Amazing. It's incredible, it's very calm and controlled. It's not intimidating."
The trip came ahead of Addiction Awareness Week in October, with this year's theme Everybody Knows Somebody aiming to highlight the range of people in society affected by the issue.
The princess, wearing a blue suit and matching blue heels, also met serving prisoners receiving support for their addiction at High Down before visiting the prison's award-winning restaurant, The Clink.
She spoke with inmates being trained in hospitality, complimenting them on the "delicious" looking food and meeting families working with The Forward Trust.
The NHS service manager, known as Steff, said: "It's really important people from different genres take interest and ask questions.
"It's about believing people can change... I'm a professional now. It's really important to come from that and meet someone who may be a future queen."
Kate became a patron for The Forward Trust in 2021 when the charity merged with Action on Addiction, which was one of the first charities she became a patron of in 2012.
The trust works in 25 prisons across the UK, helping people address issues including substance misuse, mental health, housing and employment for those leaving prison, and improving relationships with friends and family, including children.
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