Kate Middleton on St Patrick's day

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The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, 30, met with the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in Aldershot, England on Saturday, handing out shamrocks to the soldiers. She dressed in a emerald coat dress adorned with a clover pin that belonged to the Queen Mother for the occasion, which marked her first solo military engagement. She also sipped on Harvey's Bristol Creme sherry.

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The 450 soldiers were excited for the royal's visit. According to Britain's Mail Online, one soldier said to Middleton: "Your Royal Highness, on behalf of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards we welcome you and wish you a Happy St Patrick's Day. We also thank you for the shamrocks that you have presented to us."

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25-year-old Captain Will Jenkins told the Mail Online: "Last year I was in Afghanistan and the year before that I was in Kenya so this makes a huge difference." He added: "Today has been fantastic. We are very lucky and honoured to have the Duchess here to carry out a long-standing tradition. It has always been the history. It's our heritage to be presented with a shamrock."