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in mind when she asked her to greet

the other spectators. What Kate,

Duchess of Cambridge, wanted her

daughter, Princess Charlotte, to do

was give everyone a polite royal wave.

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in the mood for airs and graces – in-

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donning a captain’s hat at the inaugural

King’s Cup regatta at Cowes, Isle of

Wight. He cheered on his mom and dad,

Prince William, who were each leading

a team in the charity boating event.

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watchful eye of their grandparents Car-

ole and Michael Middleton, the young

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