Normally known for her trademark suede boots or nude heels, the Duchess of Cambridge made a joke out of donning sneakers as she and William opened a new training facility for the England national soccer team on Tuesday. Local Member of Parliament Andrew Griffiths met the couple at St. George's Park, Burton-upon-Trent, and said, "I asked if she was going to come for a kickabout later. She said, 'Have you got a pair of trainers I can borrow?' I said, 'It can be arranged.' She just laughed." Sporting an autumnal gray coat by Reiss, Kate, 30, arrived at the...
- 10/9/2012
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
Britain's Prince William and Duchess Catherine officially opened the England Football Association's new centre of excellence today (09.10.12). The royal couple travelled to Staffordshire, central England, to mark the opening of St George's Park, where they met the England national football team players including captain Steven Gerrard and manager Roy Hodgson before watching the team train. Hodgson said he was 'very impressed' the pair had taken time out of their busy schedules to open the new state-of-the-art complex. Catherine - who was known as Kate Middleton prior to the couple's nuptials last year - joked to local Burton MP Andrew Griffiths that she wanted to join in with the training session if he had a spare pair of...
- 10/9/2012
- Monsters and Critics
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