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Jennifer Newton

Kate Middleton gave a secret name after suffering embarrassing moment while out shopping in Wales

Prince William and Kate Middleton are heading to Wales today in celebration of St David’s Day.

Wales is a special place for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as it is where they settled shortly after their wedding back in 2011. They rented a farmhouse near the seaside resort of Rhosneigr in Anglesey.

At the time, William was based as a search and rescue pilot at RAF valley. Kate was often spotted at the local Waitrose supermarket among other shops, including a watersports store near her home.

Kate Middleton used to live in Wales when she and Prince William were newlyweds (( Image: PA))

On one trip to the shop, called Funsport, Kate suffered a rather embarrassing moment - and gave the shopkeeper, who didn't recognise her, a secret name.

While in the shop buying a wetsuit, Kate was left red-faced when she realised she had forgotten her purse.

Oblivious shopkeeper Dave Buckland then asked Kate for her name when she asked if she could reserve the wetsuit to collect later.

Kate pushes her trolley on a trip to the supermarket in Anglesey (( Image: Daily Mirror))

And the name she gave him was "Mrs Cambridge" - and according to the Mail on Sunday, the shopkeeper was still none-the-wiser.

An unnamed source told the newspaper back in 2012: “He was looking straight at her and actually commented that it was quite an unusual surname.

“He hadn’t a clue who she was. She just smiled and said she’d be back. He hasn’t lived it down since.”

On their trip this time, they will be travelling to the areas of Abergavenny and Blaenavon and will learn about the importance of the agricultural industry for rural communities and how they celebrate the history of local regions.

William and Kate are visiting Wales today (( Image: PA))

In Abergavenny, they will visit Pant Farm, a goat farm, which has been producing milk to a local cheese producer for nearly 20 years.

Later they will visit Abergavenny Market to visit local producers while in Blaenavon they will stop off at Blaenavon Hwb - a community-focused youth centre.

There they will meet young people the centre supports and take part in activities including making Welsh cakes.

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