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<\/p>\nThe Princess of Wales\u00a0reportedlyenjoyed a secret trip to the Strictly Come Dancing studios on Friday ahead of musical week.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The royal was joined by her two youngest children, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The three were said to have watched the Strictly stars rehearse as they got a behind the scenes sneak peak of what was to come in Saturday’s show.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Getting into the spirit the children embraced their inner Craig Revel Horwood as they then took a turn playing at being the judges.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were allowed to sit in the judges’ chairs and deliver their comments before whipping out their scoring paddles for dancers Katya Jones and Neil Jones.<\/p>\n
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Princess Kate Middleton enjoyed a secret visit to Strictly Come Dancing studios alongside children Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5, on Friday<\/p>\n
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The three watched the Strictly stars rehearse as they got a behind the scenes sneak peak of what was to come in Saturday’s show\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kate, 41, and the youngsters then met the show’s hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, before mingling with the pros including Dianne Buswell and Nadiya Bychkova.<\/p>\n
During their two-hour visit, they were also given a tour of the costume department and Louis tried on a small gold crown as he stood on the balcony where the contestants gather above the dance floor.<\/p>\n
A source told The Sun: ‘Kate and Charlotte are huge fans of Strictly so they were delighted to be invited.<\/p>\n
‘Kate took pictures of the children in the judges’ seats. She seemed really relaxed and was all smiles.<\/p>\n
‘She was polite, sweet and charming with everyone and made sure Louis didn’t get over-excited.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
Due to the high profile visit, the publication report a strict security lockdown was imposed on set and no one was allowed to take any photos.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The source also revealed the children were over the moon to be there and loved dressing up and meeting their favourite celebrities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
MailOnline have contacted both the royal and Strictly representatives for comment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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During their two-hour visit, they were also given a tour of the costume department and Louis tried on a small gold crown as he stood on the balcony where the contestants gather above the dance floor<\/p>\n
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A source told The Sun : ‘Kate and Charlotte are huge fans of Strictly so they were delighted to be invited’<\/p>\n
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Kate, 41, and the youngsters then met the show’s hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, before mingling with the pros including Dianne Buswell and Nadiya Bychkova<\/p>\n
King Charles, 75, and Queen Camilla, 76, are also big fans of the show, as was the late Queen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year Camilla met 2021 Strictly champ Rose Ayling-Ellis, 29, on the EastEnders set and told her she had voted for her.<\/p>\n
Four years earlier Camilla was on the Christmas special, dancing with judge Craig Revel Horwood, pro Brendan Cole and The Sun’s royal photographer Arthur Edwards at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n
And in 2020, with the nation in the grip of the pandemic, she recorded two messages for the final.<\/p>\n
She said: ‘It’s lifted the whole country’s spirits. I’d like, on behalf of everybody who watches Strictly, to say an enormous thank you to everybody who’s been involved in this production in this particularly difficult year.’<\/p>\n
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Beaming: EastEnders’ Rose Ayling-Ellis has revealed Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall voted for her on Strictly Come Dancing<\/p>\n