Duchess Kate
Instead of the EM final, she sails in neoprene
Duchess Kate steered the British catamaran to victory on Sunday.
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Duchess Kate also spent the EM Sunday with a British team. Instead of football, sailing was on her agenda.
The Duchess of Cambridge (40) motivated the British sailing team to win over New Zealand in front of thousands of spectators on Sunday. Kate had previously joined the British regatta team on their F50 catamaran alongside Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie, 45, for a friendly wetsuit-clad Commonwealth Race.
The regatta, which took place before the official final of the SailGP international sailing competition in Plymouth, saw Britain compete against endurance swimmer and environmentalist Lewis Pugh (52), who competed alongside Peter Burling (31) and Blair Tuke (33) on New Zealand’s F50 as a guest sailor functioned. Kate’s team sailed off the coast of Plymouth to a comfortable victory.
The Duchess attended the SailGP event in her role as Patron of the 1851 Trust, the official charity of the SailGP Team of Great Britain. She was cheered on by the crowd. “She is a really good sailor, she has sailed with me on foiling boats and we expect a little extra help from her”, also gushed Sir Ben to Mail Online.
Meanwhile, football is king in London
For Kate’s husband Prince William (40), on the other hand, Sunday was all about football. And while Kate was absent from the stands at the Women’s European Championship final match England against Germany at London’s legendary Wembley Stadium, he did the honors.
This time, none of the couple’s three children attended the memorable event live in the stadium. That was different, because in July 2021 her firstborn, Prince George (9), stole the show in the stands as he watched the World Cup final between Italy and England with his parents.
Many fans had also hoped for Princess Charlotte (7) at the EM in the stadium. Because the little royal had published a video greeting with her father on Instagram before the final. “We both want to wish the Lionesses the best of luck for tonight. You played an incredible competition and we have our fingers crossed that you make it,” William said in the selfie clip, which was taken in a garden. And Charlotte, sitting on his lap, added: “Good luck, I hope you win. Bye!”