Kate helps student with Royal crossword clue on tour of Glasgow University
THE Duchess of Cambridge was left beaming when she came to the aid of a student stumped by a crossword puzzle question about the royal family.
Kate put her knowledge to the test during a visit to the University of Glasgow, where she heard how students have been supporting each other during the pandemic and about the city’s community struggling to get online.
William joined his wife for the trip to Scotland and earlier joked about Kate becoming broody when they visited a school where she cuddled a baby and spoke to young pupils.
As the couple began their visit to the school, close to the banks of the River Clyde in Inverclyde, the duke joked: “Can you get my wife out of here before she gets broody?”
Jack Baird, a statistics student, tested the future Queen’s knowledge of Royal finances when the Cambridges went on a walkabout outside the James Mccune Smith learning hub, the main campus building for undergraduates. He said: “I was stuck with my crossword from The Times, I do it every week.
“It was seven down and the clue was sovereign’s annual allowance.
“I knew it was civil ‘something’ and I asked Kate and she said ‘civil list’.
“She looked very excited when she got it.”
The 21-year-old, from Lisburn, Northern Ireland who said the crossword was from last week, added: “She looked thrilled.
“I think she thought, ‘I won’t live this down, if I get this wrong’. The Duke of Cambridge had earlier joked about his wife becoming broody when they visited a school where she hugged a baby and sang along with children.
William and Kate had earlier toured St John’s Primary School in Port Glasgow to learn about an innovative project where children interact with a mother and baby to learn about its development and aid their emotional empathy with others.
By the end of it, she was holding 10-month-old Saul after his session with his mother Laura Molloy which brought her husband’s funny quip.
She has been bringing her son to school as part of the Roots of Empathy sessions run by Action for Children, a charity Kate supports as patron.
Later, the royal couple met people who are helped by housing, care and property management group the Wheatley Group at one of the organisation’s sites in Kennishead.