Kate Middleton’s emotional first post on Instagram praises orphas in Pakistan

The Duchess of Cambridge has paid an emotional tribute to orphans in Pakistan in her first ever post on Instagram.

Kate made her first post alongside new images from last week’s tour shared on the @KensingtonRoyal Instagram, with the message signed simply Catherine.

The photos show Kate and husband Prince William spending time with orphans during an unscheduled second visit to SOS Charity Village in Lahore.

She said: “The community at the SOS Village is built around family – and the best possible family you could imagine – where everyone comes together to nurture, love and protect the children in their care.

“These vulnerable children, many who have come through traumatic circumstances, are nurtured in this caring environment and are able to form these quality relationships that they so desperately need to thrive. — Catherine.”

In one of the images Kate looks delighted with a new bracelet that was given to her by a young girl.

Other images show William playing cricket with several orphans and doing some drawing with children. 

For Kate’s first ever Instagram post she used a photograph of William with two smiling boys.

The post has been like more than 225,000 times since it was posted in the early hours of Sunday morning.  

Kate and William had returned to the village on the last day of their tour after they were forced to stay overnight in the Punjab capital.

The RAF Voyager plane carrying the couple had to abort two landings in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday and turn back to Lahore following a thunderstorm.

They had visited the orphanage once already, taking part in a tea party with the children.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the country finished on Friday which was branded the “most complex” yet for both its “logistical and security considerations”.