Kate Middleton's Latest Roles In British Sport Are Turning Heads

Well before her time in the limelight, Kate Middleton was both a player and fan of several popular sports in Great Britain. When she wasn't playing on the St. Andrew's school field hockey team, Kate attended many rugby matches with her family in her younger years. "Rugby was a big thing in our family, and the focal point was international matches ... We'd plan our weekends around the matches ... If we lost, my dad would be in a state of despair for the rest of the afternoon, as if he'd actually lost the game himself," Kate's sister Pippa Middleton wrote in Vanity Fair in 2014. Since becoming the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate has supported many British teams and athletes in tennis, croquet, field hockey, and, of course, rugby, per the Daily Mail.

Throughout the decades, the British royal family has been an active supporter (and sometimes, participant) of several British sports organizations. Each member of the royal family is expected to become a patron of several organizations. The particular organizations they choose to represent and publicize depends upon their own personal preferences, according to The Sun. These organizations can represent a number of issues and interests, from healthcare to sports. Prior to his death, it is reported that Prince Phillip shared over a thousand of these patronages with Queen Elizabeth. While Kate has been a patron for many other sports-related organizations throughout her time, her latest roles in British sports are turning heads.