March 18th marks National Awkward Moments Day, a day where everyone can celebrate their 'I want the ground to swallow me up' moments and embrace them as part of everyday life. The royal family are no different to us, suffering some awkward moments that are seriously cringeworthy. The benefit of not being a royal is these mishaps aren’t usually caught on camera and broadcast to the world. We can't help but feel sorry for them, with so many of these moments being totally relatable…
The Duchess of Cambridge vs those pesky metal grates
In February 2018, the Duchess of Cambridge caught her black stiletto in a metal drain grate during her royal visit to the new addiction treatment centre in Wickford. Kate recovered gracefully from the incident. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first time a metal grate got in her way as whilst attending the St. Patrick's Day parade at the Aldershot Barracks in 2013 the same thing happened. The mother-of-three kneeled carefully to retrieve her heel and laughed off the mishap with a smooth and swift execution.