They are the stars of British royalty and the pop world respectively.
And last night the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Beyoncé and husband, Jay-Z, came face-to-face at a Brooklyn Nets game in New York.
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As the crowd cheered and took photos, Prince William and his pregnant wife, Kate – who looked chic in a grey coat by U.S. designer Tory Burch, skinny jeans and black heels – were seen greeting the singer and rapper during the second half of the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They beamed as they exchanged words with the couple, before returning to their courtside seats next to basketball legend, Dikembe Mutombo, where they were handed a box of popcorn and bottles of water. Beyoncé and Jay-Z, meanwhile, sat down in their own seats directly opposite them.
Kensington Place courtiers had previously arranged with NBA officials that the two couples would meet during the third and fourth quarters of the game at the Barclays Center, which also starred basketball royalty: the Cavaliers’ LeBron James, dubbed ‘King James’.
After the Cavaliers trounced the Nets 110-88, the royal couple were led backstage to meet the sport’s biggest superstar. Down in the Vaults, a basement hospitality suite, they were introduced to James, who had brought them a gift-wrapped box of cup cakes from his hometown, Akron, Ohio.
Today, the royal couple are expected to visit the National September 11 Memorial Museum and the Memorial Reflection Pools, before attending The Door in NYC and the CityKids Foundation, to learn about their work on positive youth development and social learning using art.
They will then attend the Creativity is GREAT Reception at NeueHouse, celebrating the British talent in the creative industries of New York, in association with the UK Government’s GREAT campaign, before Wills’s attends another reception at the Empire State Building.
Via dailymail.co.uk
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