Kate Middleton got into the St. Patrick's Day spirit by enjoying a cold glass of Guinness during a visit to the Cavalry Barracks on Friday. Kate and Prince William met with soldiers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards after attending the St. Patrick's Day parade in London [1], where they presented the guardsmen (as well as the regimental mascot, a massive Irish Wolfhound) with shamrocks. Kate, who was clad in a bespoke dark green Catherine Walker coat [2], sipped on her beer while chatting with the soldiers; maybe they were trading Irish coffee recipes or discussing Ed Sheeran's new album [3]?
It's kind of nice that Kate is getting her chance to kick back and enjoy a beer, as William appeared to do plenty of that during his recent controversial ski trip in the Swiss Alps [5]. The boys-only getaway got the prince in a bit of hot water, as it was revealed that he took the trip in favor of attending an annual ceremony for Commonwealth Day [6] in the UK with the rest of his family. Kate was reportedly "disappointed" in William's behavior [7] during the trip, with a source telling Vanity Fair, "She thought his partying days and larking around with the boys was a thing of the past."
