Princess Kate Middleton and her daughter, Princess Charlotte, hopped aboard London’s Underground for a rare outing.
Kate, 44, and Charlotte, 11, were seen mingling with commuters while riding the Elizabeth Line, which travels from Greater London to parts of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire.
“They spoke to members of the public sitting across from them,” a source told Hello! after riders spotted the duo during a public transit adventure on Saturday, October 10. “They had security with them. The security didn’t make it obvious they were there and they tried to make it as ‘normal’ as possible.”
“Catherine had her phone with her and was looking at her phone for a couple of minutes. They seemed very relaxed and were chatting together, smiling,” added the eyewitness. “It was a brief interaction with people opposite them, but they seemed very happy.”
The Princess of Wales, who wore a burgundy midi dress with matching heels, held her mini-me’s hand while exiting at the Tottenham Court Road stop.
Kate used to ride the tube in the years before she wed husband Prince William, but it was an unexpected appearance for Charlotte. The young royal seemed almost “amazed” as she looked around the carriage, according to a source who saw her on the newest tube line, which opened during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee year in May 2022.
As previously reported, William, 44, and Kate couldn’t be more proud of the young girl they are raising. Royal expert Sharon Carpenter told Us in April 2025, “They’ve watched Charlotte grow into a smart, confident and funny girl who knows how to hold her own both in the spotlight and outside of it.”
Royal insiders said that Charlotte is well-rounded. Not only is she sporty and outdoorsy, but also fashionable and girly.
“She’s following closely in her mother’s footsteps when it comes to her princess style, and she’s now regarded as a major child fashion icon,” noted Carpenter. “Charlotte has a sassy sense of humor, just like her dad.” (In addition to Charlotte, William and Kate share sons Prince George, 13, and Prince Louis, 8.)
“She really enjoys helping her mother out in the kitchen and will likely be quite the chef when she gets older,” said Carpenter, who shared that William and Kate “are teaching their kids to be responsible.” Plus, Charlotte and her brothers are “encouraged to play outside or get creative.”
