Popsugar Celebrity The Royals Prince William and Kate Middleton King's Cup Race Aug. 2019 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Take to the Water to Battle It Out in Boats 8 August 2019 by Gemma Cartwright Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travelled to Cowes on the Isle of Wight on Thursday to host a special boat regatta, The King's Cup, to raise funds and awareness for eight of the couple's royal patronages. William and Kate, who are both keen sailors, led two of the teams out on the water, while some very special spectators, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, watched from another boat with their grandfather Michael Middleton. Prince William's boat represented Child Bereavement UK, one of the patronages he took over from his mother, Princess Diana. The duchess competed on behalf of The Royal Foundation's Early Years programme. They were joined by a number of famous faces leading other charity teams, among them survival instructor and TV personality Bear Grylls, and comedian John Bishop. The event was originally scheduled for Friday, but the great unpredictable British weather meant a decision was made to bring the event forward by a day for the safety of all involved. The Duke and Duchess and their teams seemed unfazed by this last-minute change, and as they arrived on site, they were raring to get with the competition. Once they were out at sea, we got a glimpse of both royals looking pretty focussed on beating the competition! Later in the day, William and Kate will be back on dry land to present the King's Cup to the winning team: the cup itself is a piece of royal history, having first been presented in 1920 by King George V at Cowes' Royal Yacht Squadron. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with The King’s Cup charity ambassadors, Fara Williams for @CentrepointUK, Dan Snow for @LDNairamb, Bear Grylls for @Tusk_org, John Bishop for @ActionAddiction, Katie Thistleton for @Place2Be, and Helen Glover for @AFNCCF 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NqcAREjPJX— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) August 8, 2019 1 / 55 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 2 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ADRIAN DENNIS 3 / 55 Image Source: Getty / PETER NICHOLLS 4 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 5 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 6 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 7 / 55 Image Source: Getty / PETER NICHOLLS 8 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 9 / 55 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 10 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 11 / 55 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 12 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 13 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 14 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 15 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 16 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 17 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 18 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ADRIAN DENNIS 19 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 20 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 21 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 22 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 23 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 24 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 25 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ANDREW MATTHEWS 26 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 27 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 28 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 29 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 30 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 31 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 32 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ANDREW MATTHEWS 33 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 34 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ADRIAN DENNIS 35 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang 36 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 37 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 38 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 39 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ADRIAN DENNIS 40 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 41 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 42 / 55 Image Source: Getty / ANDREW MATTHEWS 43 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 44 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 45 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 46 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Samir Hussein 47 / 55 Image Source: Getty / WPA Pool 48 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 49 / 55 Image Source: Getty / PETER NICHOLLS 50 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 51 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 52 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 53 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 54 / 55 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 55 / 55 The RoyalsThe British RoyalsPrince WilliamKate Middleton