Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge channels sports-luxe in tracksuit on royal engagement
Yesterday afternoon, the Duchess of Cambridge swapped her highly-covetable Boden coat for a monochrome tracksuit, as she prepared to play tennis with the children of Bond Primary School in Mitcham.
The pregnant royal is a patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club so was on hand to find out more about Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative’s work.
During the royal engagement, the 36-year-old demonstrated how to sport maternity athleisure in a £120 white Clarice jacket.
The Duchess of Cambridge teamed the sports-luxe aesthetic with black Monreal London leggings and a pair of Nike trainers.
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During the visit, Kate joined the pupils in the school hall for several practice tennis sessions.
The @WimbledonFdn sessions involve various tennis activities, such as drills and racquet skills, to help build technical ability and promote values such as teamwork, fairness and disciple. pic.twitter.com/NnCO965qTS
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 17, 2018
And the youngsters certainly took a shine to the Duchess of Cambridge.
At the end of the visit, children formed an orderly queue to say goodbye to the royal with a handshake (as instructed) but the first child went in for a huge cuddle instead.
And sure enough, fellow pupils soon ditched royal protocol in exchange a giant hug from the Duchess of Cambridge.
Thank you to everyone at Bond Primary School for showing us your racquet skills (and for all of the hugs)! pic.twitter.com/ww5jKmj3H3
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 17, 2018
In a farewell speech, the royal thanked the children and admitted that she has had to take a step back from tennis in recent years.
“A big thank you from me as well because I’ve loved playing with you all – it’s so energetic and exciting to be part of it, so well done for all the hard work,” she stated in her speech. “And I love tennis. I think it’s a great sport, I was really sporty when I was little, less so now that I’ve got lots of babies.”
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