Kate Middleton Attends Training Exercise with the Irish Guards
Kate Middleton isn't afraid to try new things. Today, the Princess of Wales visited the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in the Salisbury Plain Training Area, her first visit with the unit since becoming Colonel of the Irish Guards.
Though it was a snowy day, she came dressed for the occasion, wearing a camouflage jacket and combat boots, and a knit green beanie.
"The work of the Irish Guards is as wide-ranging as it is exemplary, from training park rangers on counter-poaching in East Africa to de-mining training for Ukrainian Armed Forces," Kensington Palace tweeted after Kate's visit. "Fantastic to be with ‘The Micks’ today seeing their hard work (whatever the weather!)"
The Princess of Wales participated in training exercises, including a battlefield casualty drill about how to give care to injured soldiers. Here, she receives instructions from Lance Corporal Jodie Newell:
She also met with members of the Irish Guards:
The outfit is very different from her past interactions with the Irish Guards, where she has historically handed out shamrocks to the Battalion on St. Patrick's Day.
Recently, King Charles visited the Irish Guards training with Ukrainian military recruits. "To hear that The King was coming to visit was very exciting, not only for the Ukrainian recruits but also for those of us who are training them," Captain Freddie Bradshaw, Company Second in Command, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, said. "It means a lot to us all to know that he is keen to understand what is taking place here."
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