Kate heads Stateside

The Duchess of Cambridge is one of the most famous and glamourous women in the world so it's perhaps appropriate that she will end her year with a trip to one of the most famous and glamourous cities in the world. Kate is going to New York.

Kate's off to New York, New York in December - Wills is going too, no one really seems to care about that part

The duchess touches down in the city that never sleeps on December 7th 2014 for a three day visit which will involve engagements linked to the Royal Foundation and other charities Kate and William are involved in. The couple will also visit the September 11 National Memorial and Museum at the Word Trade Center to pay their respects. 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a packed schedule of events in New York

The duke will travel to Washington on December 8th for several different meetings and discussions about ending the illegal trade in wildlife - his United for Wildlife charity campaigns on this issue. Kate will stay in New York where she will visit a child development centre and attend a lunch given by the British Embassy in New York to celebrate the achievements of Britons in the city.

The Duke and Duchess will carry out engagements together as well as completing individual events as well

But Wills and Kate will most definitely be together for a trip to an NBA Basketball game where they will launch a new collaboration between the NBA, United for Wildlife and the Royal Foundation. And just about everyone will be hoping for lots of cosy snaps of Kate and William cuddling up at the basketball.

There will be time to relax for the royal couple as they head to a basketball game

And there will be more romance in the air as the trip comes to an end - the final engagement is a dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to mark the 600th anniversary of St Andrews University, the couple's alma mater and where they first met and fell in love. New York, city of dreams, is about to get a dream of a royal visit.