A delighted Princess of Wales was cheered by a 60,000-strong crowd as she watched England defeat Argentina 27-10 in the Rugby World Cup in France. 

Kate stood in the stands and appeared in good spirits as she chatted with Bill Beaumont, the chairman of World Rugby, ahead of the match at the Stade de Marseille.

The royal mother-of-three opted for her trusty £1,945 white Alexander McQueen blazer and matching trousers which has become a staple in her public appearances.

She complemented her suit with a dazzling jewellery set she first wore for Princess Charlotte’s christening in 2015 – including her pair of £3,750 Mappin & Webb ‘Empress’ Diamond Carriage Earrings and matching £2,000 Empress Mini White Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace.

Sweet footage from the event showed the crowd erupt into rapturous applause and cheers for Kate when she was shown on the stadiums. Kate appeared surprised and delighted with the reaction.

Kate, who is patron of the Rugby Football Union, watched the match without husband William, who is the patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.

William will attend Wales’ opening match against Fiji in Bordeaux on Sunday.

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A delighted Princess of Wales was cheered by the 60,000-strong crowd as she watched England win against Argentina in the Rugby World Cup in France

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The Princess of Wales beamed and looked elegant in a white ensemble as she watched England play against Argentina in the Rugby World Cup in France

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The mother-of-three is becoming famed for her sartorial elegance as well as being the wife of the heir to the throne

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She opted for her trusty £1,945 white Alexander McQueen blazer and matching trousers which has become a staple in her public appearances

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The princess laughed and joked with officials from World Rugby ahead of the match

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Kate stood in the stands and appeared in good spirits as she chatted with Bill Beaumont, chairman of World Rugby, before the match at the Stade de Marseille, France

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Catherine, Princess of Wales and Patron of the England Rugby Football Union (RFU) shakes hands with Alex Mitchell of England in the dressing room following their victory over Argentina

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Kate speaks to Alex Mitchell in the dressing room following England’s victory over Argentina

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Kate shakes hands with Owen Farrell of England in the dressing room following the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Argentina

Yesterday, the Princess of Wales was revealed as being a fan of cold-water swimming at night – and she also discussed how she plays ‘beer pong’ with Mike Tindall.

The royal sporting revelations came to light with the release of a special Rugby World Cup edition of the former England international’s podcast: The Good, the Bad and the Rugby.

In the 50-minute episode, the Prince and Princess of Wales and Anne, the Princess Royal – who are patrons of Welsh, English and Scottish rugby, respectively – talk to Tindall, husband of Anne’s daughter Zara, and co-hosts James Haskell and Alex Payne in the green drawing room at Windsor Castle.

The recording, which was filmed on Wednesday, revealed some of the sporting secrets of the Royal Family.

As patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, it’s no surprise Kate loves to play the sport in her spare time – and sometimes even recruits her husband as her opponent.

The Princess said she believes her competitive streak comes from her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton. She said: ‘If I asked both my parents “Who is the most competitive?”, they would sit down for a long time arguing who is the most competitive and who is the most sporty.’

William also discussed the important lesson he hopes his children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five, will learn while playing team sports.

Talking about the skills you gain from ‘those early years of playing team sport’, he said: ‘Learning to lose, which I think we’ve got to concentrate more on nowadays.

‘I think people don’t know how to lose well. Talking about our children particularly, I want to make sure they understand that.

‘I think it’s really important from a young age to understand how to lose, and why we lose, and to grow from it and what you learn from that process.

‘But also to win well, and not boast. There’s so many life lessons that help us all through life, in friendship building, in relationship building, workplace, that you gain from those early years of playing team sport.’

It was then the turn of Kate to explain why she loved team sports, with Mike joking: ‘I’m not going to say you’re really competitive… [but] I’ve seen her play beer pong.’

An animated Kate replied: ‘I’m not competitive at all,’ before explaining that her parents had always encouraged her to get involved in sports.

She went on to say that her and William never manage to finish a game of tennis, giggling as she added it becomes a ‘mental challenge between the two of us’.

During the discussion at Windsor Castle, father-of-three William, 41, recalled the ‘only time I’ve ever cried when watching sport’ – and also revealed the important lesson he hopes team sports will help teach his three children.

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Kate shakes hands with Jamie George of England in the dressing room following the team’s victory last night

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The Princess of Wales first wore her £2,000 Empress Mini White Gold & Diamond Pendant Necklace at her daughter Princess Charlotte’s christening on July 5, 2015

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The Princess of Wales cut an elegant figure in an all-white ensemble as she watched England play against Argentina

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The princess, as patron of the Rugby Football Union, cheered on England as the team swarmed to victory

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Her husband will be in Bordeaux on Sunday to watch Wales compete against Fiji

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Both the Princess of Wales and her husband are enthusiastic sports fans and regularly congratulate British teams on their social media channel

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The Princess of Wales pictured meeting with Sir Bill Beaumont CBE, Chair of World Rugby, before the start of the match

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The Princess of Wales pictures arriving at her seat in the Orange Velodrome in Marseille

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The princess looked on keenly as England led the first half of the match against Argentina

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The Princess of Wales sand the national anthem alongside other World Rugby officials prior to the Rugby World Cup France

He admitted that he’d shed a tear when watching his cousin, Zara, 42, compete, saying: ‘The only time I’ve ever cried when watching sport was when Zara won I think it was the European championship.

‘I was down in Exmore at the time camping. We were all huddling around the phone watching it. She was there she was blubbing away the flag was going up. I was in pieces.’

Kate added: ‘I can remember because you came back and said I’ve never been so proud of anyone.’

Elsewhere, Princess Anne recalled the early days of her daughter’s equestrian career, in which she won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Recalling what would happen if she tried to offer her advice, keen horse rider Anne said: ‘If I made a comment I was usually told I was a dinosaur.’

William, meanwhile, recalled the 2012 London Olympics and the ‘coming together of a nation’.

He said: ‘It was phenomenal and I think Chris Hoy at the velodrome was one of my all-time favourite moments – we were both there shouting and yelling – it was this cauldron of noise and it was just so exciting.’

The prince continued: ‘The Paralympics particularly, that was a huge moment for disability sport taking off and it obviously got bigger and bigger since then.’

Kate commented: ‘In 2012 I was absolutely gutted to miss Andy Murray’s game when he won his gold medal against Federer.’

Gushing about the benefits of sport for children, Princess Anne made reference to ‘giving up trying to catch’ William.

‘We’ve all played catch games since we were this big,’ she said. ‘We played a bit of badminton, we swam, polo, literally everything. My team sport was lacrosse.’

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, also seemed to see the fun side as she attended the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast

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Mike Tindall, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the recording of a special episode of The Good, The Bad and The Rugby podcast, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, on September 6

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Kate Middleton had a pleasant chat with Mr Beaumont as they watched Saturday’s match

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The duchess was clearly delighted as England began to overtake Argentina in the game

It comes as an exclusive MailOnline poll revealed the Prince and Princess of Wales are increasingly popular with the British public, many of whom already want King Charles III and Queen Camilla to start gradually handing over power to them or even to abdicate over the coming year.

Charles III appears to be viewed as a caretaker monarch – but the institution still enjoys the backing of the majority of Britons who believe he has had a good first year on the throne and deserves public support and money.

A year after the Queen’s death, most people believe the monarchy will go on strong for decades and in a further boost to the King almost two thirds (60%) are in favour of him speaking out publicly on issues that ‘matter to him’, such as climate change.

The comprehensive new poll on the state of the monarchy carried out for MailOnline by Deltapoll asked more than 2,000 people how they view the Royal Family, its members and the work the institution does in the UK and abroad.

The survey shows that William is viewed as a King in waiting, with growing numbers hoping his father will hand over the reins before he dies after the Princess of Wales took an iron rod approach to his younger brother Harry and his uncle Prince Andrew.

And 41 per cent now believe the crown should have skipped a generation to William when the Queen died – up from 35 per cent in March. The polling came weeks after the Prince of Wales was revealed as the United States’ most admired public figure ahead of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

But despite William’s growing popularity and influence, there is plenty of positive news for Charles, who has been mourning his mother in Scotland this week.

Just 23 per cent of respondents said they were in favour of a republic compared to 62 per cent who say Britain should remain a monarchy.

Another 53 per cent said they believed Britain would still have a monarchy in 50 years’ time.