Princess Kate beams as she joins rugby’s Bill Beaumont to cheer on England at first World Cup match
RADIANT Princess Kate joined rugby’s Bill Beaumont at England’s first World Cup match.
The royal, 41, joined thousands of expecting fans at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, France, as Steve Borthwick’s side took on Argentina.
She stood for the national anthems in front of World Rugby boss and ex-England skipper Mr Beaumont, 71.
But flanker Tom Curry gave England the worst possible start three minutes in, when he was given a straight red card for a head-on-head tackle against Juan Cruz Mallía.
It comes as ex-England star James Haskell revealed teammate Mike Tindall referred to Wills and Kate as “Monica and Chandler” from Friends.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were asked about their competitive nature which was likened to the 90s sitcom couple by Tindall, 44, who is married to Princess Anne’s daughter Zara Phillips.
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Flanker Haskell, 38, told Kate: “Mike has made out that you are super competitive. A bit like Monica and Chandler from Friends.”
The couple joined the Princess Royal for an episode of Haskell and Tindall’s podcast, The Good, the Bad and the Rugby, which aired yesterday (SAT).
In January, the Duke of Sussex also likened himself to the goofy and awkward Chandler Bing.
Claiming he left the house less to avoid cameras, he wrote: “I had no choice: I began staying home. Day after day, night after night, I sat around eating takeaway, watching 24 or Friends.
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“I think I might’ve watched every episode of Friends in 2013. I decided I was Chandler.”
