On Sunday, during her royal engagements at the America’s Cup World Series event in Porsmouth, England, the Duchess, née Kate Middleton, 33, who was joined by her husband Prince William, talked about her sailing skills with the children that were present at the event.
“Kate spent a lot of time talking to the children about their experiences on the boats,” Motiv8’s Claire Ansell told People.
She added, “Kate told us that she really liked sailing and actually got quite technical about things – talking about tacking and other different things that you can do with a boat. The children understood what she meant, and it was really lovely for them. They were all very excited.”
The Kensington Palace tweeted some picture from the event, but also a video showing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge giving the medals.
Congratulations to all the @americascup teams and thanks for a great day (in spite of the rain!) at #ACWSPortsmouth pic.twitter.com/uAsHahCAPm
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 26, 2015
Huge thanks to everyone @Southsea_Castle and the @1851Trust for accommodating The Duke and Duchess today pic.twitter.com/O4QIf64dKA
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 26, 2015
The Duchess of Cambridge is presented with team shirts by families of @LandRoverBar team members #ACWSPortsmouth pic.twitter.com/7ia7qFUHaW
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 26, 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge present winners' medals to the @LandRoverBar team at #ACWSPortsmouth
https://t.co/XiH31to5GD
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 26, 2015
The Royal Family Channel also posted two videos of the Royal Family, one in which the Duchess is taking care of a crying child and another one showing Kate trying out a sailing simulator.
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Kate and William were lavished with gifts for their children, Prince George, 2, and Princess Charlotte, who will turn 3 months old on August 2, consisting in two BAR shirts with their kids’ names printed on the back.