and Princess Kate were all smiles today as they attended the Six Nations match between England and Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The Prince and Princess of Wales ahead of the match, where they This is because Prince William, 42, is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, while Kate, 42, is patron of the English Rugby Football Union.

As well as taking to the stands to watch the game, the couple also met injured players who are supported by the Welsh Rugby Charitable Trust at the Sir Tasker Watkins Suite. This is a part of the stadium specifically dedicated for use by injured players and their families.

The couple's children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six, have not accompanied their parents to the match today.

It is the first Six Nations match this year that the couple have attended in person together, with the princess and princess believed to have watched the rest of the games from their Adelaide Cottage home in Windsor with their children.

While it is not known which rugby team George, Charlotte and Louis support, Prince William once admitted that behind the scenes there is some debate over whether they will cheer on their dad or mum's favoured team.

Speaking on Mike Tindall's podcast The Good, The Bad and The Rugby with his co-hosts, James Haskell and Alex Payne, William said the debate over who to support has come up a few times.

The prince said: "It's become quite the thing in the house.

"[Catherine] is quite into it. I'm trying to stay out of it."

The Prince and Princess of Wales' visit to Cardiff today also comes just weeks after the couple were last in Wales on a joint engagement together.

The trip was especially poignant as it marked since Kate's cancer diagnosis and treatment last year, with the princess' cancer now in remission.