The Duchess of Cambridge made a private visit to the Olympic Park in Stratford this morning to meet the Team GB women's hockey squad.
She asked to meet them in her role as Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassador because of her love for the sport.
Kate has played since junior school and was captain of the 1st 11 at Marlborough College.
She was said to be 'very excited' about her visit, her first to the Olympic Park.
Both the women's and men's teams are ranked 4th in the world and have high medal hopes.
Performance director, David Faulkner, who was a member of the 1988 Olympic gold medal squad, said: 'We are six weeks away from team selection and are going into the Olympics in a really strong place.
She also chatted with the women's team players and said: 'I really hoped to be here, I would love to see you play in the games. Now I have seen the set up and got to see behind the scenes it would be really exciting to come back and see everyone in action. Good luck with everything.
'I was really looking forward to coming here but now I am here and have discovered I have to play. I am not feeling so confident.
'The colour of the pitch is, well, eye-catching. My trousers really clash.'
'I hope you are all feeling fit and well and prepared for the summer.
'The last time I played was 2005, maybe. It feels like I haven't held a stick for ten years. This is going to be so embarrassing. My brain thinks I can do all these wonderful things but my body just doesn't play ball.'
The Duchess then went to get changed, keeping on her jeans but swapping her blazer for a grey GB sweatshirt and Adidas trainers.
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