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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Kate pays special tribute to late Queen Elizabeth II as she greets Irish Guards on St Patrick’s Day

The Princess of Wales donned an all-green outfit as she handed out sprigs of shamrock to the Irish Guards on St Patrick’s Day.

Kate, who is colonel of the regiment, greeted officers and guardsmen at Mons Barracks in Aldershot on Tuesday (17 March).

She also fastened a shamrock - the national symbol of Ireland - to the regiment's mascot, an Irish wolfhound named Seamus.

The 44-year-old wore a bottle green coat with an Irish Guards cap star pinned to it, given by the regiment to the late Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s. She also wore a matching-coloured hat topped with a large bow.

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