Princess Kate delighted fans as she made her surprise appearance with her husband at Windsor soon after Prince William presented a host of British stars with awards at a Windsor Castle investiture ceremony on Monday.
The Prince and Princess of Wales social media accounts shared stunning moments of William’s role with caption: “Congratulations to everyone who received honours at Windsor today!
“It was a pleasure to have @lizhatton_photography helping us to capture these special moments.”
Kate Middleton appeared in high spirit as she meet with Liz, a talented young photographer battling cancer, at Windsor.
It comes after the Prince of Wales hosted the presentation at Windsor, with ex-Scotland footballer Ally McCoist receiving an OBE for services to football and broadcasting.
Two of Britain’s sporting greats shared a sweet moment after joining the future King as they compared their awards. Cyclist Sir Mark Cavendish showed Karen Carney his knighthood medal, then the former England footballer let him take a look at her Order of the British Empire.
Carney, 37, held out her award and said ‘that was amazing’, before Sir Mark, 39, asked her: ‘Can I see yours?’ – and she happily replied: ‘Course you can, yeah.’
Carney added: ‘Yours is pretty special, congratulations – it’s amazing, but I should call you sir, now.’ But as she said this, Sir Mark’s wife Peta, the former glamour model and Page 3 Girl, walked past and looked at her as she joked: ‘Don’t encourage him.’
