A story in Monday's Times, which is unfortunately paywalled so I won't link to it, suggests that Buckingham Palace will this week announce the destination of the overseas visit which William and Kate will make on behalf of HMQ in the second half of next year as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
To quote the article:
'In common with other members of the Royal Family, the couple are expected to visit a number of overseas realms while the Queen is expected to confine her travelling to the UK.'
In addition, the article goes on to state that Kate is likely to undertake solo engagements while William is in the Falklands in the early part of the year. The piece states that Kate has, as we've seen, visited and been in touch with several charities in order to decide which ones she wishes to support. The arts and art therapy are highlighted specifically. The article is quite direct about the fact that it is very much Kate who is driving this process and that she's very confident. William has been supportive, but this is all Kate. With regards to her first proper solo engagement an aide is quoted as saying:
“It is not going to be one of those other duties that the Royal Family dip in and out of all the time. She knows that she can bring profile to subjects. If they are issues close to her heart, that gives her all the more confidence. She has been trying to work out those fields where she can most make a difference”.
The Times is paywalled as I said (and I, for my sins, choose to pay the subscription) so I thought a summary would be helpful. The Times has had very good sources of late. It was of course their sister paper the Sunday Times who had the scoop on Sarah Burton way ahead of everyone else.