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Jennifer Newton & Siobhan Macdonald

Kate Middleton gave secret name while shopping before suffering embarrassing moment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to visit Wales today to mark St David's Day - and it's a place which holds lots of special memories for the couple.

After Prince William and Kate wed in 2011, the pair settled in Wales and they rented a farmhouse near the seaside resort Rhosneigr in Anglesey.

The couple lived in Wales as William was based as a search and rescue pilot at the RAF Valley, but Kate was often spotted around the town even visiting the local Waitrose and other shops near her home.

On one occasion, Kate made a trip to a watersports shop, called Funsport, where the shopkeeper didn't recognise Duchess of Cambridge allowing her to use a secret name.

As reported in The Mirror, while in the shop buying a wetsuit, Kate was left red-faced when she realised she had forgotten her purse.

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

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

An anonymous 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.”

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge during a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace (Getty)

Kate and husband William won't have time for shopping on their latest trip to Wales to mark St David's Day.

They will be travelling to both 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.

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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