Overview
- Kate praised the squad for inspiring children who might not have seen rugby as a sport for them, urging schools not to sort youngsters into gendered sports too early.
- She shared that Prince George and Prince Louis play rugby at school, Princess Charlotte joins in at home, and she prefers not to be tackled by George as he grows stronger.
- The players were received in Windsor Castle’s Green Drawing Room with music from the Irish Guards’ chapel, wearing their winner’s medals for the occasion.
- The team captain presented gifts including a signed England shirt and a medal, and Kate asked if anyone had a sore head after a celebratory ball in London the previous evening.
- Wing Ellie Kildunne recounted that during the tournament Kate donned a cowboy hat and joined a locker-room “lasso” dance, describing her as a good sport.