Princess
Charlotte accompanied her parents, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, to the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday and the young girl was swept up
in the atmosphere.
During her time in Birmingham,
she sat with her parents to watch the swimming heats and also watched a hockey
match. Charlotte also joined her parents at a SportsAid engagement to learn
about a programme preparing the next generation of sportsmen and women for
future events.
During this appearance, the
young Princess revealed that her favourite sport was gymnastics.
She was also able to update
the Team England medal table, adding a bronze for the men’s table tennis and a
silver for the men’s lawn bowls.
Tim Lawler, the chief
executive of Sports Aid, said: “I did notice the Duke and the Duchess, as
we were trying to do, including Charlotte in the conversations – we were
very mindful of that and it was really very evident the Duke and Duchess were
doing that to, I suppose, include her and reassure her.
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“She really, really loved
seeing the swimming, but she’s interested in gymnastics, and while they’re
trying lots of different sports at home, I understand, when I asked her
about sport she answered very easily and said, ‘It’s gymnastics that I
like.'”
Charlotte is a keen sports fan
and ahead of the Women’s Euros final, which took place on Sunday, she and
her father wished the Lionesses luck.
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The young royal put medals on the medal table
William said: “We both
want to wish the Lionesses the best of luck for tonight. You’ve done amazingly
well in the competition and we are rooting for you all the way.”
The little Princess, who was
cuddled up to her father, added: “Good luck, I hope you win. Bye.”
Sweetly, the Lionesses’
official social media account posted a blushing emoji as they responded:
“Thank you so much!”
