Kate dons £3,200 green coat with shamrock brooch as royals celebrate St Patrick's Day

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the first Battalion Irish Guards for the standard St Patrick's Day celebration.

Kate wore a £3,200 Laura Inexperienced London coat and a shamrock brooch to satisfy the Irish Guards at Mons Barracks in Aldershot.

The 40-year-old was joined by Prince William to current sprigs of shamrock to the Officers and Guardsmen within the parade for the primary time because the begin of the Covid pandemic.

The parade concluded with Prince William taking the salute in a march-past. The presenting of shamrocks started in 1901 by Queen Alexandra, the spouse of King Edward VII.

The Queen Mom and Princess Anne have additionally carried out the custom beforehand.

Photos present the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the St Patrick's Day parade:

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wears shamrocks as she attends the St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot.

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge smile as Lieutenant Colonel Rob Cash places a bearskin hat on his 20-month-old daughter Gaia Cash's head.

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20-month-old Gaia Cash, the daughter of Commanding Officer Robert Cash, offered the Duchess with a bouquet as she attended the Irish Guards' St. Patrick's Day Parade at Mons Barracks in Aldershot

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Duchess of Cambridge walks as she attends the St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot.

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Duchess of Cambridge pets the Irish Guards mascot Turlough Mor.

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Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot

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