In keeping with the season’s colour block trend, said pitch was Smurf blue and neon pink but Kate still cut a dash in skin-tight coral jeans and a navy blazer by which she swapped for a marl grey team GB hoodie to get down to the serious business of the beautiful game.

Kate was captain of the 1st Eleven at school at Marlborough College but after explaining she hadn’t played since and might be a trifle rusty, she proceeded to hammer home a goal. We’d expect nothing less.

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