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Children wave Union Jacks as Duchess Kate arrives at RSS Discovery in Dundee, Scotland, on Oct. 23, 2015.(Photo: Chris Jackson, Getty Images)
We've seen a lot of Duchess Kate this week but we almost never hear her speak or even find out much about what she really thinks. Until Friday in Scotland, when we learned that she's no fan of motorbikes.
Prince William and his wife (known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when they're in Scotland) were in Dundee for a day of engagements focused on mental health and anti-bullying projects, which both young royals have embraced among their charitable causes.
Kate, who stunned in a scarlet Jenny Packham gown at her first Buckingham Palace state banquet on Tuesday night, then stunned again in a plum lace Dolce&Gabbana dress at a cultural event on Wednesday in London, did not disappoint the crowds of fans who greeted her in Dundee:
She stood out in a royal-blue,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>slim-fitting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>houndstooth<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wool tailored coat and houndstooth mini<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wool kilt by Scottish designer Christopher Kane, paired with a black turtleneck sweater and black sued boots, according to the blogs that track her fashion.
But it was on a walkabout in Dundee, shaking hands and greeting fans, that she revealed a little bit about herself. She reacted with delight to a little girl who had on a mask of grandmother-in-law Queen Elizabeth II, according to the Express' royal reporter on the scene.
Duchess Kate greets fans on visit to Dundee, Scotland, on Oct. 23, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Samir Hussein, WireImage)
"Where did you find that?" she laughed.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Then another well-wisher asked her if Will was still<span style="color: Red;">*</span>riding his motorbike.
"He's still riding it," she said. "It always fills me with horror when he goes out on it. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>I'm terrified.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hopefully, I'm going to keep George off it."
Good luck with that, Kate.
Besides helping to de-stigmatize discussion of mental health awareness, today's five-event day in Dundee also offered an chance<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to return to the university city where the two first met as undergrads more than a decade ago: St. Andrews,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>where the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>couple spent Thursday night at the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Old Course Hotel and enjoyed a romantic meal.
The couple also<span style="color: Red;">*</span>checked out the Royal Research Ship Discovery, which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>carried British explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first expedition to the Antarctic at the turn of the 20th century. The ship was built in Dundee and now is a tourist attraction in the heart of the city.
Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visit Royal Research Ship Discovery, in Dundee, Scotland, Oct. 23, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Danny Lawson, AP)
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