Kate Supports Team GB Hockey and BMX

Duchess Kate supported Team GB's hockey team tonight at the Riverbank arena as they compete for a place in the final against Argentina. The Duchess was accompanied by her private secretary Rebecca Deacon.

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A look at the stadium just before the match. A beautiful evening in London.

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Despite a valiant effort form Team GB, Argentina won with a score of 2-1.

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Kate wore her Smythe Blazer and white Team GB polo shirt.

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Smythe shared a list of retailers who have the blazer in stock via their Facebook Page.

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Kate is wearing her 'Olympic Shoes', the $375 Stuart Weitzman for Russell and Bromley Corskwoon in Great Britain Blue. 

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To place an order for the shoes please follow the instructions below. 

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Kate is also wearing her navy skinny jeans, Givenchy sunglasses and carrying a Team GB  jacket and Team GB Olympic pin badge.

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Earlier today, Kate watched the Women's BMX Racing  where Team GB's Shanaze Reade made it through to Friday's Olympic Women's finals day after qualifying in fifth place from the seeding run. Very strangely I haven't seen any photos of Kate there yet but I will update once they emerge.

BMX was inspired by motocross, the motorised version of the sport and made its Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Games. BMX riding is described as 'fast and furious and riders must be daring and fearless'.

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I'm not familiar with the sport and whilst researching it, I found some of the jargon both interesting and amusing :)

• Bunny-Hop - To lift both wheels off the ground at once
• Whoop - a small, wave-like bump in the track
• Berm - a banked corner
• Holeshot - The first rider to take the lead after the start

An aerial view of the track which is located next to the Velodrome in the North of the Olympic Park. The track will be open to the public after the games. 

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Kate wore her Team GB jacket with jeans again today. Kate appears to take great pride in her role as Olympic Ambassador and sees wearing Team GB attire as a means of showing support to the athletes. 

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In other news, members of the U.S. women's gymnastics team were stunned when they were paid a visit by the Duchess at the O2 arena on Sunday. Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber have become hugely popular and their talent and determination did not go unnoticed by Kate who wanted to congratulate them on their success.

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Jordyn Wieber shared her excitement via Twitter.

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It's wonderful to see Kate supporting all the athletes, aside from Team GB. No doubt a memorable moment for the young gymnasts. 

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William and Kate to visit California!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit California in July after their tour of Canada. St James's palace have confirmed. They are expected to be welcomed by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, The couple will travel to the west coast from July 8th-10th.  Kate has never been to the USA before, no doubt this will be exciting for the couple as it is also William's first official visit there.  Meanwhile the couple are preparing for their trip to Canada.

 

The Queen, whose head appears on coins in the country, visited Canada last July and pronounced it "good to be home" as she embarked on her 22nd official visit to the country. She also visited Ottawa for the country's birthday.

Next year the couple face being separated for two and a half months if the RAF posts him 8,000 miles away in the Falkland Islands.

It is understood that plans are being drawn up to send Prince William to the South Atlantic next year as a Sea King search and rescue helicopter pilot.

The Prince would be on the islands during the 30th anniversary commemorations for the Falklands conflict, when his uncle the Duke of York flew a Sea King in combat operations.

Sending such a high-profile member of the Royal family to the islands, especially during an anniversary year, is likely to antagonise Argentina, which continues to assert a territorial claim to the islands despite defeat in 1982.

Speculation two years ago that the Prince could be sent to the Falklands prompted condemnation from Argentina's foreign minister, Jorge Taina.

The move would be the first lengthy separation for the royal couple since their marriage in London last week.

Earlier this week the Duke and Duchess spent their first night on Anglesey as a married couple. The island cottage will be their marital home until 2013.

St James's Palace refused to confirm where the couple, who have postponed their honeymoon, spent the weekend.

The Prince has made it clear that he wants to be treated as any other officer in the Armed Forces, including serving on overseas operations.

He accepts that his position as a future king makes it highly unlikely he could serve on the front line in a war zone as his brother, Prince Harry, did in Afghanistan three years ago.

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