Prince William and Kate Middleton's Family Weekend Routine Revealed
Prince William and Kate Middleton's weekends sound oh-so relatable, despite being royal and all.
The royal couple, who have been married since 2011 and share three kids–, and –were in attendance at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday, for the Wales vs. England Six Nations Match.
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Ahead of the tense matchup, William and Kate (who famously root for rival teams) visited some of the injured rugby players supported by the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust, a 53-year-old charity that William currently serves as the patron of.
During their appearance, the pair offered a glimpse into their weekend routine as a family of five and it's really not all that different from the chaotic schedule of parents and caregivers all over the world.
"At weekends we go from one competition to the next," the doting dad of three said at the March 15 event, per the Daily Mail.
"Louis is 6 and he's just started touch rugby and George is 11 and he plays a bit more," the Princess of Wales, 43, added. "They do really enjoy it, actually."
Following the game, which was won 68-14 by England (Kate's team), the duo went back to visit with the rest of the players in the locker rooms, per the outlet.
This was the first rugby tournament appearance from William and Kate in a few years, with the couple skipping last year's event to allow the princess time to heal from a planned abdominal surgery and undergo cancer treatment, which she ultimately completed this past fall.
In the past few months since Kate revealed the good health news, she has slowly returned to her royal duties.
On Monday, she continued that progress and attended the Irish Guards' St Patrick's Day parade in a solo outing to award "long service and good conduct medals to soldiers and present the traditional sprigs of shamrock to officers and guardsmen at Wellington Barracks in London," per the publication.
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