Princess Kate and Pippa Middleton

Duchess Catherine is “gorgeous in real life”, according to Team GB gold medal rower Kat Copeland.

The royal paid a visit to some of Team GB’s winning competitors, who she impressed with her knowledge of the Olympics.

Kat said: “I’ve wanted to meet her, all through the games I’ve seen her at other sports and I keep missing her. She’s gorgeous in real life.

“They were both really nice. Kate had obviously watched all of our races, which was pretty amazing.

“Both of them seem really enthusiastic and excited, they know a lot and they’ve obviously watched it all.

“She was really knowledgeable about our sport and we talked about the cycling and she talked about the triathlon so it’s pretty incredible that they have been watching everything and they really know what’s going on.”