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Jennifer Newton

Kate Middleton and dog Orla join Prince William as he takes to the polo field

The Duchess of Cambridge and pet dog Orla have joined Prince William as he took to the polo field for a charity match.

Kate was spotted arriving at Guards Polo Club near Windsor with her husband and their black cocker spaniel, whose name was just recently revealed.

She looked relaxed in a white Emilia Wickstead dress with black detailing down the front and alternated between wearing her sunglasses over her eyes and on top of her head.

Later she was seen giving Orla a stroke on the head as she enjoyed a glass of Pimms in the summer sunshine.

The royal couple are at the club as William is taking part in the annual Royal Charity Polo Cup in aid of 10 different charities close to his and Kate's hearts - and hope to raise £1million.

William on horseback chats to Kate, who keeps a close eye on their pet (Getty Images)
Kate gives Orla a stroke on the head (Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock)

Kensington Palace previously announced: "The match will be played to raise funds and awareness for ten charities supported by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge: SHOUT, The Foundling Museum, The Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust, London's Air Ambulance, Mountain Rescue England and Wales, The Anna Freud Centre, Family Action, The Forward Trust, East Anglia Children's Hospice (EACH) and The Passage."

William will play in the round robin event, with three teams competing for the cup, and will be part of the US Polo Assn team, taking on BP Polo and Monterosso Vikings.

Kate offers William a supportive hand (PA)
Wills take a rest from play as Kate puts a protective hand on his back (Max Mumby)

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Playing with the duke is James Harper, who has been named captain of the England team for the match against Uruguay for the Coronation Cup at Guards later in July.

Meanwhile, Orla is not the family's first pet. William and Kate's previous dog Lupo - a wedding present from Kate's brother James - died in November 2020.

However, earlier this year she featured in a beautiful photo with Princess Charlotte that was released to mark her seventh birthday in May.

Prince William and Kate Middleton at the Royal Charity Polo Cup 2022 today (Getty Images)

The couple's appearance at the polo comes just a day after they made their first trip to Wimbledon of the year for the annual tennis tournament.

First off they watched defending champion Novak Djokovic book his place in the men's singles semi finals with victory over Jannik Sinner.

Later William and Kate moved to Court No.1 to cheer on British hopeful Cameron Norrie as he too reached the Wimbledon semi-finals.

William and Kate brought dog Orla to the event (PA)
Kate wore a white Emilia Wickstead dress (Getty Images)

South Africa-born Norrie dug deep to come from behind and eventually beat his opponent David Goffin and set up a semi-final meeting with Djokovic.

During the match, William appeared to be caught on camera swearing by eagle-eyed viewers as Norrie slipped up during a service game.

Fans reckon he was spotted saying: "No, no, no, f***' in the Court One crowd.

However, others pointed out that he may well have been saying "for goodness sake" as the camera cut away quite rapidly.

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