Kate Middleton wows spectators as she sips beer and kicks football in wedge heels
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge played football and drank beer at Newmarket Racecourse as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The royal couple—Kate Middleton and Prince William attended the inaugural Cambridgeshire County Day on June 23, Thursday afternoon, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Kate chose a chiffon midi dress from the British luxury label LK Bennett for the appearance. The design had an abstract lavender and orange print that was a perfect fit for the creative concept of the outing. William, meanwhile, matched in a dark blue suit over a light blue button-up. Thousands of people raised money for charity throughout the day of celebrations, which featured racing, performances, and more than 100 stalls, but Kate and Prince William stole the show. In front of amazed spectators, Kate was spotted enthusiastically kicking a football at a target. Kate warned the crowd that it would be challenging because she was "wearing wedges" before trying it.
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The duchess responded to the young boy who had been playing before Kate saying, "You did better than I did," after he had made the shot. Prince William bravely tried it out as well, despite wearing a navy suit and suede shoes.
The two were then seen enjoying a refreshing drink as they chatted up many vendors and tried some chocolate to stay cool. The event featured 120 exhibitors from Cambridgeshire's private, nonprofit, public, and nonprofit sectors.
Kate asked a woman holding a child if she could hold the child after spotting her. The baby's mother, Marianne Provoost, who had traveled from the Netherlands to attend the races said the duchess had requested to hold her child by saying, "I love babies."
"Enjoy your day and enjoy your children," Provoost told the duchess as she handed her four-month-old daughter Norah back. The day before Kate and Prince William attended the event, they visited the Milton branch of East Anglia's Children's Hospices, where they participated in a messy art activity (EACH).
One girl was allowed to paint her hand as Kate told her "don't be shy," and together they made a sweet canvas covered in handprints. A 12-year-old boy named James Hall who suffers from a genetic connective tissue condition was among the families the couple met with.
The Carlin family, whose four-year-old daughter Libby was dozing on the floor next to them, then welcomed the duke and duchess. After learning about Libby's rare inherited disease, her parents offered to wake their daughter, but "Please don't wake her," the duke requested.
