Kate Middleton Visits Grimsby

The Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Grimsby earlier today and made three scheduled stops. Due to inclimate weather, The Duchess was a bit late as her helicopter could not depart on time.

The Grimsby Telegraph provided royal watchers from around the world with a Live UStream of Kate's arrivals and departures, and also updated their website with real-time information about the visits. It seems that, as always, Kate drew a huge crowd of admirers and well-wishers, and there was - predictably - lots of interest in Baby Cambridge.

The Duchess of Cambridge greeting well-wishers

When asked if she could feel the baby kicking, Kate responded "very much so." During time spent with an elderly hospice patient who told Kate that she "can't wait" for her to be Queen, Kate responded "You might have to wait a long time."

There's been much debate about this comment (see my Tumblr for details!), but I think she's probably right - The Queen Mum lived until she was 102, and at 86 years old, The Queen is still quite spritely. Prince Philip is also still on the go, which leads me to believe that The Queen may have another 15ish years in her reign, and that when Charles ascends the throne, he'll also reign well into old age. Of course, anything could happen, but here's hoping for long, healthy lives for all of the royals!

According to other royal watchers, Kate was 75 minutes late (due to the aforementioned weather delay), but spent an additional 100 minutes (nearly 2 hours!) in Grimsby.

The Duchess of Cambridge has left Havelock Academy. She may have arrived Grimsby 75 mins late, but she also ran 100 minutes overtime #gykate
— British Royals (@britishroyals) March 5, 2013