Kate Middleton Looks on While Prince William Stands Dangerously Close to a 328-Foot Cliff

Josh Duboff


Kate Middleton and Prince William
Kate Middleton and Prince William

If Kate Middleton has been nearly overshadowed by the uncannily photogenic Prince George during this tour of New Zealand and Australia, then Prince William has been basically forgotten completely. Sure, he has sparred with Kate on the water, and reminded us of his presence via snippy comments about Kate's outfits ("too bright," you "look like a banana"). But today, like a petulant teenager crying out for attention, William raised eyebrows and heart rates around the world by standing very, very close to the edge of a cliff in Australia. As you can see here, the jeans-clad prince stood about 18 inches from the edge, peering down from the lookout, while Kate held her ground several yards behind him.


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The manager of the Mountain Youth Services Team said that even he, as a supervisor of sorts, felt a bit fearful about William's actions: "He took a bit of a lunge and a few people held their breath, gasped and readied their hands to grab him," he said. "He was fine of course, he knew what he was doing. I think his military background prepared him well for it. . . . [but] I had a brief moment there. He did not seem intimidated by the edge or the height at all."

Meanwhile, Kate wore a blue-and-white Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress-which sells for £292 (approximately $491)-for the appearance. The dress sold out from DVF.com in eight minutes.


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"So, I really caused a stir today, huh?" William will say, in the backseat of the car, with a grin. "The papers, the blogs, they won't be able to ignore it. I got pretty darn close to that ledge."

Kate looks out the window, trying to mask her smirk.

"Kate? What are you . . .?"

"Babe, I didn't want to say anything. You're enjoying the moment, and seem so happy . . ."

William's face goes immediately pale. "Your dress . . .?" he whispers.

Kate nods her head. "Sold out in eight minutes. You know People can't not go with that, hon." She puts her hand on his shoulder. "I'm so, so sorry, sugar."


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