The Princess of Wales has made candid confession about joining the Royal Family while on a charity visit to a school.
Kate, 41, admitted that becoming a member of the royal household was something she never expected - but then she met and "fell in love" with Prince William.
Her confession came as she appeared at Dame Kelly Holmes Trust event in Bath and took on the double Olympic champion at a game of bean-bag noughts and crosses - where she eventually came out second best.
The Princess then sat down for a chat with schoolgirls from St Katherine's School in Bristol, where she opened up the floor to questions about herself.
When asked if she wanted to be a "royal" by a pupil, the princess replied it was something she had not expected - but said this all changed when she "fell in love" with William.
Dame Kelly said afterwards that she posed Kate a question about her three children, asking if she saw different "traits" in them.
She replied: "Oh yes, definitely".
The double Olympic champion also shared that the girls had asked Kate about how she coped with being a royal, and that she described this as something "she had to learn".
Speaking for herself, Dame Kelly said: "A struggle to kind of know that you can be accepted and fit in, and still learning every day."
The double Olympic champion said public speaking was not a "natural thing" to many people and, commenting on Kate, added "she said she's still working that out".
Dame Kelly founded her national youth development organisation on the belief that every young person needs a champion.
It pairs world-class athletes with youngsters who may have lack confidence or have other issues, so the sportsmen or women can pass on their winning mindset and help the children develop the skills and confidence they need to succeed in life.
The eight pupils from St Katherine's School in Bristol were taking part in the On Track To Achieve programme, delivered by their athlete mentor in Paralympic gold medallist Liz Johnson.
