Kate Middleton Just Had a Perfect Morning — Playing Rugby and Highlighting Her Favorite Cause

The Princess of Wales tried out her sporty moves and promoted her Shaping Us campaign as she spoke to men about their childhood

Kate Middleton is displaying her rugby moves.

The Princess of Wales, 41, took part in some training on Wednesday morning before talking to the players about their childhood as she highlights her ongoing campaign highlighting the importance of the early years in a person’s life. The outing combined her leadership of the Shaping Us initiative to talk about how best to nurture children with her support for the game of rugby, of which she is patron of the Rugby Football Union.

While Princess Kate has spent a lot of time with mothers and carers since launching her campaign in January, the visit to Maidenhead Rugby Club was all about hearing from men. After taking part in the rugby drills on the field while sporting a high ponytail and blue t-shirt featuring a red rose, England rugby’s logo, she went inside to talk about the impact that local sports clubs have for those who are helping to raise children.

Kate was joined by Shaping Us champion Ugo Monye, a former England rugby professional and father of two, and other professional rugby players and representatives from Maidenhead RFC. Also there was Si Trower, the founder of the mental health charity Brave Mind, which works with rugby clubs, universities and schools to provide a platform to help rugby clubs an schools to improve their approach to supporting mental health in their community.

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The Princess of Wales took over as patron of the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union in early 2022. The role, which previously belonged to Prince Harry, marked the first of the Duke of Sussex’s former patronages to be redistributed to another member of the royal family after Harry and Meghan Markle stepped back from their roles as senior working royals.

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Princess Kate embraced the position and joined a training session for some of the rugby players soon after her new role was announced. Taking the field at Twickenham Stadium, Kate participated in a line-out play, where a player is hoisted in the air by their teammates to receive a ball after it goes out of the field of play.

The position also means a friendly sports rivalry with her husband, Prince William, who supports the Welsh Rugby Union as their patron.

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Shaping Us is part of Princess Kate’s work to raise awareness of the critical importance of early childhood. Today was the second outing in as many days around the subject. On Tuesday, she enjoyed chats with moms and playtime with toddlers at a gathering at Windsor Family Hub.

Kate hopes her campaign will transform the issue of early childhood from one of scientific interest to a more “strategically important topic,” her office at Kensington Palace says. She has taken the initiative out and about to Leeds and other cities and towns as she spreads the message.

The campaign also highlights that, by focusing our collective time, energy, and resources to build a supportive, nurturing world around all children and those caring for them, we can make a huge difference to the physical and mental health and happiness of generations to come.

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Kate’s outing came as her brother-in-law Prince Harry continued giving evidence in the High Court in London in his case against the owners of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People newspapers. He alleges that journalists at the papers used illegal news gathering methods when reporting and writing stories about him.

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