The Princess of Wales showed off her stamina by throwing off her jacket and trying her hand at a gruelling polar training technique - but admitted she needed to do some extra training.
Kate was visiting Landau Forte College in Derby today to meet Captain Preet Chandi, who recently returned from a polar trek across the Antarctic.
The princess was a patron of the expedition and the pair joined together at the school, where Preet, who is from Derby, made a speech about her experience.