Prince William meets Obama while Kate tours child development center with NYC's first lady

New York City first lady Chirlane McCray, left, and Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, greet one another outside the Northside Center for Child Development, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. Kate and Prince William arrived in New York City on Sunday, their first official visit to the U.S. since a 2011 trip to California and their first taste of the Big Apple. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (The Associated Press)

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Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, right, is greeted by New York City first lady Chirlane McCray at the Northside Center for Child Development, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 in New York. Kate was greeted with cheers from a crowd of several dozen spectators standing behind police barricades across the street before entering to meet with volunteers and students participating in a craft making exercise. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (The Associated Press)

New York City first lady Chirlane McCray, left, and Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, exchange greetings outside the Northside Center for Child Development, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in New York. Kate and Prince William arrived in New York City on Sunday, their first official visit to the U.S. since a 2011 trip to California and their first taste of the Big Apple. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK – Prince William's wife, Kate, has toured a child development center with New York City's first lady.

The Duchess of Cambridge shook hands with Chirlane McCray before both entered the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem on Monday.

The two spent about an hour at the center. It provides educational and mental health services to about 3,300 children and families each year.

Kate was greeted with cheers from a crowd of several dozen spectators standing behind police barricades across the street.

Meanwhile, Prince William went to Washington to meet with President Barack Obama at the Oval Office and discuss illegal wildlife trafficking.

It's the royal couple's first visit to the U.S. since 2011.

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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report.