TheDuke and Duchess of Sussex have been married for just a summer, but they’re already old pros at making joint appearances atofficial events. On Monday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stopped by Loughborough University for the first Coach Core Awards, celebrating a program that encourages young people to become involved in sports coaching.
Markle andher prince were total sports themselves at the event, which took place in a gymnasium, starting things off by joining in on a netball practice drill before testing their skills with a shootout and meeting program participants. (Markle, wearing a pantsuit and heels, even took part in tossing a ball.)
Watch: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, taking part in a netball passing drill as Harry takes his place at the other side of the gympic.twitter.com/XahQULF4Kx
— Simon Perry (@SPerryPeoplemag)September 24, 2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived@lborouniversity to celebrate the amazing success of@WeAreCoachCore 🎉.pic.twitter.com/V7Xl43a1SY
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal)September 24, 2018
The Duke & Duchess of Sussex just teamed up with our Coach Core Graduates for a netball shootout, umpired by the amazing @mrjakehumphreys 🏐
They’ll be presenting two awards later, with@paulajradcliffe,@DavidtheAdmiral & more…@lborosport@kensingtonroyal#WeAreCoachCore
— Coach Core (@WeAreCoachCore)September 24, 2018
The royal couple were also decidedly on-brand with the color scheme of the day, as the Duke’s lavender shirt and Duchess’s navy top seamlessly matched up with the netballs and gym background. Seems like someone did their advance location scouting to perfect the inevitably viral photos in advance — or perhaps they just got lucky with their color choices.
New photos of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Coach Core Awards
📷 via@ChrisJack_Gettypic.twitter.com/kElDAlG3tp
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland)September 24, 2018
The Coach Core programserves young adults from around the U.K., providing training for “apprentices” who receive mentoring and other coaching skills so they can become professionals in the field. It kicked off following the 2012 London Olympics, and is getting an extra infusion of funding this year.
During the awards Sport England will announce that nearly £1 million of Lottery Funding will help even more people become sports coaches via@WeAreCoachCore.pic.twitter.com/l4cq4Aj73m
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal)September 24, 2018
It’s Team Duke vs. Team Duchess as they join @WeAreCoachCoreUK apprentices for a netball shootout 🏀.pic.twitter.com/qFhzL2W3ac
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal)September 24, 2018
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