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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge: Her best Olympic moments The duchess, nee Kate Middleton, has done sporting events in style: She’s highlighted British designers, met Olympians and cheered on family and fellow countrymen from the stands.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge share a moment at the Opening Ceremonies. The duchess wore a custom-made Christopher Kane dress, showcasing a homegrown designer.
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At a reception at Buckingham Palace, the duchess stood taller than many visiting heads of state, such as Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, left, with Erdene Elbegdorj.
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The duchess has shown a particular interest in gymnastics throughout the Olympics — U.S. gold-medalist Gabby Douglas tweeted that she had a chance to meet Princess Kate. She also watched the men’s pommel horse competition with British gymnast Kristian Thomas.
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The duchess turned down this Australian athlete’s offer of a kangaroo mascot, giving it to Prince Harry (rear, right) instead.
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In another awkward encounter with a stuffed animal, the royal couple watched the women's heptathlon 800-meter event in front of a giant Winnie the Pooh plush toy.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge peers through binoculars for a glimpse at the Women's Laser Radial sailing race, in a boat with Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence, among others, at Weymouth Harbour.
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The equestrian events were a miniature family reunion for the royals: From left, Princess Eugenie; Princess Beatrice; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Prince Harry; Mike Tindall, the husband of competitor Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II; and Peter and Autumn Phillips, grandson and granddaughter-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, chatted after Zara Phillips won silver in the equestrian team event. She was presented the medal by her mother, Princess Anne, who had competed in the equestrian competition of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
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Though the duchess has made formal appearances at many events, she’s been cheering on the teams as if she were any other spectator. She did the wave at the women's handball preliminaries Group A match between Great Britain and Croatia, wearing the Team GB logo polo shirt.
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The prince was happy to get in the spirit, too: He and the duchess cheered on Andy Murray’s tennis quarterfinal by doing the wave.
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The duchess donned a sheath dress by Stella McCartney — the designer of Team Great Britain’s sporting gear and “village wear” — for the match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Nicolas Almagro of Spain in the Quarterfinal of Men's Singles Tennis.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge even looks flawless in her ID photo, spotted at the gymnastics finals.
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The swimming finals were a nail-biter for the duchess.
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At one point, the swimming finals were too hard for the duchess to watch.
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But she was all smiles again — and looking chic in a red blazer from Zara.
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No event has gotten the royal couple as excited thus far as the men's team sprint in track cycling. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge embraced after Philip Hindes, Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy of Great Britain won the gold and set a new world record.
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Perhaps the most notable Olympic appearance from the duchess came a day before the opening of the Games: Catherine visited Bacon’s College, where she played table tennis.
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And she wasn’t bad at it, either! It was a rare moment of spontaneity from the carefully-choreographed royal.
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Will the duchess tire of wearing patriotic colors before the Games have closed? It’s a change from her usually varied wardrobe — but judging by these bold skinny jeans, she’s brought style to the team unis. Here, on the day before the games, Torchbearer 170 passes the Olympic Flame to Torchbearer 171 in front of Buckingham Palace in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on the torch relay leg through Westminster.
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