Beaming Kate ties back her lighter locks as she cheers on England at the Women's Rugby World Cup.
The Princess of Wales was seen beaming today as she cheered on England's Red Roses from the stands at the Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium.
Kate, 43, is attending the women's team's match against Australia in her role as Patron of the Rugby Football Union, shortly after her husband Prince William watched Wales narrowly lose to Fiji at Sandy Park in Exeter more than 200 miles away earlier this afternoon.
The royal mother-of-three looked effortlessly stunning in a casual ensemble and once again showed off her newly-dyed blonde tresses, which glinted in the sunlight.
The princess has caused a storm in recent weeks with her new look - thought in part to be the result of spending more time in the sun this summer, including a yacht trip around the Greek islands with her family.
This week, she marked a return to royal engagements following the summer break as she visited the Natural History Museum with William - again displaying her 'bronde' hairstyle.
Today, she appeared in bright spirits once more as she took to the stands to cheer on the team in what will make for a nail-biting match.
The game marks the final of the group stage of the Women's Rugby World Cup, with England currently sitting at the top of the leaderboard, and Australia currently in second place.
England, who are ranked the number one side in the world, shocked the US with a 69-7 win in the first round before another strong performance to win 92-3 against Samoa last weekend.
They are one of the favourites to win the entire tournament, alongside current world cup holders New Zealand, and Canada.
The couple have both shared personal messages to their respective teams on social media in recent weeks.
Posting in Welsh, then in English, William wrote: 'Good luck to Wales Women as they kick off their Rugby World Cup campaign against Scotland today! Pob lwc, Cymru – ewch amdani! W.'
While Kate's message read: 'Wishing the Red Roses the very best as they kick off their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign tonight.
'I look forward to cheering you on and seeing the team rise to the challenge on home soil! C.'
Kate took over the role with the RFU from her brother-in-law Prince Harry in 2022, who was forced to give up the patronage as part of the Megxit agreement.
The Princess of Wales, who grew up watching rugby with her family, is known as one of the sportiest members of the Royal Family, and has gamely taken on her husband in everything from dragon boating to wind buggy racing at royal engagements.
She has played tennis and hockey from a young age and is already royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and is a frequent visitor to the Wimbledon Championships.
While her love and passion for hockey has been well publicised, less well known is her family's love of rugby.
Her sister, Pippa, wrote in Vanity Fair magazine in 2014: 'Rugby was a big thing for our family, we'd plan our weekends around the big matches.'
In the Daily Mail's Palace Confidential podcast, Jo Elvin joked that the Wales family 'may need a referee in house' for the game - which forms part of the Six Nations Championship.
It's unclear whether the royal children - Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six - are also split on which team they support: Wales for William, or England for Kate.
In fact, on Mike Tindall's podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby, Prince William did joke that the question of which team the children support has become 'quite the thing' at home.
He said: 'It's become quite the thing in the house. [Catherine] is quite into it. I'm trying to stay out of it.'
Today, William was spotted in the stands chatting with Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby, before the teams were led out at the Sandy Park stadium in Exeter.
Wales lined up against Fiji this afternoon in the final round of the group stages of the tournament, which is being hosted by England.
However, they narrowly lost the match 25 points to Fiji's 28, meaning they are out of the tournament.
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