The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tried their hand at bandy hockey in Stockholm as they kicked off their Scandinavian tour.
Bandy has a huge following in Sweden. A small ball is used instead of a puck and teams of 11 play on ice rinks with curved sticks.
Despite being an accomplished hockey player, Kate was beaten by William in a penalty shootout.
Duchess of Cambridge raises her fist in triumph as she scores her only goal in Bandy hockey shoot out with the Duke in Stockholm pic.twitter.com/5BPb9M6KAd
— PA Royal Reporters (@PARoyal) January 30, 2018
William and Kate later headed to the royal palace for a lunch hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and met Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel.
They went on to visit the Nobel Museum and ArkDes, Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design.
The Duke and Duchess, accompanied by Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, leave the Royal Palace of Stockholm for Stortorget Square #RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/yywsAW70X3
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
TRH meet some of Sweden’s most iconic and global furniture brands – including IKEA – and some of the country’s up-and-coming homeware designers #RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/CD9KuueWr3
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
The Duke and Duchess are this evening attending a black-tie dinner at the Residence of the British Ambassador #RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/lsqtEJuD1G
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
The Duke and Duchess meet Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and his wife Ulla Löfven at the Residence of the British Ambassador #RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/hEKzxT6TTM
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
The Duke and Duchess with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel ahead of tonight’s dinner at the Residence of the British Ambassador in Stockholm ??#RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/V562kmmR7c
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
Their Royal Highnesses meet guests including Swedish actors Stellan Skarsgård and Alicia Vikander at the Residence of the British Ambassador #RoyalVisitSweden pic.twitter.com/SSZ37Iti0B
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) January 30, 2018
