Kate Middleton to 'replace Prince Harry as new patron' of English rugby
28.01.2022 - 14:27
/ ok.co.uk
Kate Middleton is reportedly taking over the role of patron of English rugby union, replacing Prince Harry. It’s believed that the Duchess of Cambridge, who recently celebrated her 40th birthday, is the first Royal to take over one of Harry’s roles after the Prince decided to step down from his duties in January 2020. Harry, a keen rugby fan, was vice-patron of the Rugby Football Union between 2010 and 2016, before stepping up and taking over the Queen as patron.
A statement announcing Kate’s new role is said to be released “imminently”. Kate’s new role will see her pitted against her husband Prince William, who became patron of the Welsh Rugby Union in 2016. While Harry is a fan of rugby, the Middleton family are also big fans of the sport, and used to “plan their weekends” around it.
Kate’s sister Pippa, 38, wrote in Vanity Fair magazine in 2014: “Rugby was a big thing for our family, and the focal point was international matches, which were often played on Saturday afternoons and were as much social as sporting occasions. “We’d plan our weekends around the big matches, a quick bite to eat at halftime or lunch on our laps, typically a chicken potpie or something equally cozy and English.” The news of her reported new patronage comes just a day after the 2022 Guinness Six Nations tournament kicked off – a competition Pippa previously branded “the most important competition in Europe”. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
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