Princess Kate Celebrates with England After Rugby World Cup Thrashing

The Princess of Wales joined in the celebrations in the England dressing room after their 47-7 victory over Australia in the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday.Kate, who is the patron of the Rugby Football Union, was a prominent spectator at the Amex Stadium in Brighton, where she witnessed the Red Roses prepare for a quarter-final clash against Scotland and equal their own world record of 30 consecutive test match wins.Lark Atkin-Davies, from Bristol, who came off the bench in the second half, revealed in her weekly column on EnglandRugby.com that the princess was not just present to fulfill a ceremonial role.

England closes the group stage with a 47-7 victory over Australia
Highlights from WRWC Week 3 as quarter-finalists are confirmed
England praises the “magical” support of the Women’s Rugby World Cup

“Last week we had football royalty visit when England football star Chloe Kelly watched the match against Samoa, but this week we had actual royalty come to watch,” revealed Atkin-Davies.
Lark Atkin-Davies

“The Princess of Wales, who is also the patron of the Rugby Football Union, met with the players who were not playing at halftime, then watched the second half with Zoe Aldcroft and Marlie Packer, and visited the locker room afterwards.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, joined England players to celebrate their win over Australia at the Women's Rugby World Cup. — Catherine, Princesa de Gales, se unió a las jugadoras de Inglaterra para celebrar su victoria sobre Australia en la Copa Mundial Femenina de Rugby.

“I’m not sure what they talked about, but I’d love to know! I wonder if they were telling him all the inside gossip from the camp.””I was able to chat with her and we talked a bit about the game itself, but she also mentioned that she would love to bring her children to see a game, which would be really great.””As a team, we have a song that we do after a game and she asked us to sing it to her. She was among all of us while we sang.”The changing room was really lively because we wanted to bring a lot of energy and make sure we showed the Princess of Wales what the Red Roses are all about.”England is preparing for Sunday’s quarter-final match against rivals Scotland in Bristol, where John Mitchell’s team will seek to stay on track to achieve glory at the home World Cup.