The Duchess of Cambridge has sent a good luck message to the British team preparing for the “challenge of a lifetime” in the America’s Cup.
Kate, who is patron of the team’s official charity, the 1851 Trust, told the crew: “We will all be cheering you on.”
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie is skippering Ineos Team UK on the Britannia race boat at the 36th America’s Cup in New Zealand.
Kate, a keen sailor who was dressed in one of the crew’s navy jackets, said in her video message: “Sir Ben Ainslie and his team are about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime – an attempt to win sport’s oldest international trophy, the America’s Cup.