Kate Middleton managed a constant stream of sunny smiles in the pouring rain yesterday on her final official public appearance as a single girl.
Her natural charm clearly enchanted the crowds who turned up to welcome her and Prince William to soggy Lancashire.
But they probably saw a little less of her than they expected.
Poised and elegant: Kate in dark blue skirt suit and matching high heels
The future Princess Catherine looked even more slender than normal in her blue Amanda Wakeley skirt suit and high heels.
Maybe it is all down to the stress of organising her big day, which is less than three weeks away.
Getting in shape: Kate has lost weight as last-minute nerves kick in ahead of the big day and is certainly thinner than she was back in 2005
Asked by wellwisher Amanda Wood, 46, from Blackburn, if she was feeling nervous yet, Kate replied: ‘Yes, of course I am!’
Kate and William travelled north yesterday to open the Aldridge Community Academy in Darwen.
Inside, the prince gave a speech in which he thanked his hosts for a ‘warm if not a little damp’ Lancastrian welcome.
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Launching a new SkillForce award, which recognises the contribution young people can make to communities, he made a touching reference to his future bride, saying: ‘I know that I am very fortunate.
I have the support of my family and friends, I do a job I enjoy ... and I have Catherine.
‘But I have learnt through working with some truly inspiring charities – none more so than SkillForce – that these things can never be taken for granted.’
Later the couple visited nearby Witton Country Park which is hoped will become one of the 2012 recreational spaces protected for the nation to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee next year.
The pair enjoyed a royal walkabout, shaking hands with dozens of flag waving wellwishers among the 2,000-strong crowd.
Margaret Davis, 79, wished Kate luck for the big day on April 29.
‘Yes, I can’t believe it is coming round so soon,’ she said.
Kate – who was wearing her hair in a ‘half up, half down’ style – waved a flag to start a 100-metre race which was won by Natalie Sailor, 16, from Lancaster.
She then placed a medal around the teenager’s neck.
The look of love: With the wedding just two weeks away, the couple look more in love than ever
William and Kate – who stood almost as tall as her 6ft-plus fiance thanks to the high heels she stubbornly kept on despite the mud – were presented with a ‘Courting Cake’ before they left.
The gift, a tradition in some parts of Lancashire, is normally baked by a bride-to-be and given to her betrothed as a token of love, care and friendship following their courtship.
The heart-shaped cake contained two layers of shortbread with a raspberry jam centre and was topped with their names in icing.
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