William And Kate Join Games Party

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry soaked up the action at Glasgow 2014 as they watched gymnastics, boxing, hockey and swimming today. They rounded off their day by enjoying success for the home nations at Tollcross Swimming Centre where they saw Jazz Carlin win gold for Wales in the women's 800m freestyle final. Minutes later England's Ollie Hynd won gold in the men's 200m individual medley SM8. Before the races got under way two members of the Australian team came over and passed a yellow kangaroo mascot to William and Kate, then took photos of the couple holding the cuddly kangaroo before reclaiming it. The trio left after the medal ceremony for Hynd. Earlier in the day the royal trio watched artistic gymnastics at the Hydro where gymnasts from across the Commonwealth competed in the men's and women's team finals, and individual qualifying rounds. Kate, dressed in a navy blazer, dark blue jeans and wedges, sat between William and Harry as they chatted while the crowd sang and clapped along to the Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) between the rotations. Their arrival at the Hydro went almost unnoticed by the crowds until cameras showed them on the arena's big screens. Spectators broke into applause as a close-up of the Duke and Duchess and Harry flashed up. They then walked to the nearby SECC arena where they watched the boxing action. William sat between Harry and Kate and the trio watched the action intently, joining in the applause as English boxer Scott Fitzgerald won his welterweight clash with Azumah Mohammed of Ghana. The royal group later visited the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, where they met members of the Australian and English teams. Prince Harry met two Australian players who were photo-bombed'' by his grandmother last week. Jayde Taylor was posing for a photo with team-mate Brooke Peris when the Queen appeared in the background smiling over her shoulder. The hockey player then posted the picture on Twitter, writing: ''Ahhh The Queen photo-bombed our selfie!!'' Taylor said:We asked him if he would do a selfie with us so we could add it to our collection, but he said 'I hate selfies but I will definitely do a photo with you'.'' He then posed for a photo with some of the Australian and English teams. The photo featuring the Queen swept Twitter, being retweeted thousands of times within just an hour complete with the hashtag #queenselfie. Peris said: It was pretty crazy how viral it has gone.'' Taylor said:We're just happy that we have put a smile on people's faces by the sound of it.'' William, Kate and Harry also joined the Earl of Wessex to watch Scotland take on Wales in the women's hockey. They took their seats at the beginning of the second half of the match, with the home nation 2-0 ahead. Alison Bell scored the first goal nine minutes into the action and captain Linda Clement hit in a follow-up towards the end of the second half. Kate, who played hockey as a student at St Andrews University, chatted to Edward as hundreds of spectators cheered on their teams. The Welsh failed to score and the royals applauded as the match ended in victory for Scotland. It was a successful day for the host nation who beat their Commonwealth Games gold medal record when a win by Alex Marshall and Paul Foster in the lawn bowls pairs final at Kelvingrove took Scotland's haul of golds to 12, surpassing the 11 won in Melbourne in 2006. Dan Greaves landed England's first gold in track and field at Glasgow 2014 with victory in the F42/44 discus at Hampden Park. A shooting bronze medal went to England's Ken Parr at Carnoustie in the 50m rifle prone. The 25-year-old from Croydon, a double silver medallist at Delhi four years ago, clinched his third Commonwealth Games medal at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre in Dundee. England's Laura Massaro won a silver medal in the women's squash final. Prince Edward watched the squash action but was mistakenly introduced as Prince Andrew. Later at Tollcross England's Sophie Taylor won gold in the women's 100 metres breaststroke.