Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined William and Kate at the Hydro arena in Glasgow on Saturday to watch the netball semi-final at the Commonwealth Games.
Royals on the penultimate day
William and Kate, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay while in Scotland, were accompanied by their three children for the match on the penultimate day of the Games. The closing ceremony is set to take place on Sunday, August 2, with netball, athletics, boxing and judo among the day's events.
The sporting event, also known as the "friendly games", has been attended in recent days by the Duke of Edinburgh, vice patron of Commonwealth Sport, which delivers the Games, and his wife.
Indoor opening ceremony
Earlier, the King and Queen emerged from a Tardis at the Hydro arena during the opening ceremony. The light-hearted moment was reminiscent of London 2012, when Queen Elizabeth II appeared to skydive into the Olympic Stadium with James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
The opening ceremony in Glasgow was the first to be held indoors as part of a radical restructuring of the Games' finances after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host in 2023, citing spiralling costs. The future of the event, which originated as the British Empire Games in 1930, was in doubt until Glasgow was convinced to step in and reprise its hosting role from 2014, albeit with significant alterations.
Supporting emerging athletes
William and Kate will also spend time with athletes competing at the Games whose careers have been empowered by the charity SportsAid, which Kate has supported as patron since 2013, and meet emerging talent taking part in the Team England Futures project.
SportsAid has previously boosted the likes of Sir Chris Hoy, Ellie Simmonds, Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Tom Daley. Team England Futures gives talented young athletes and aspiring support staff the opportunity to attend the Glasgow Games and gain behind-the-scenes experience in preparation for potential medal-winning performances as Team England, Team GB or ParalympicsGB debutants.
