Slideshow: Witness Kate Middleton’s Emotional Roller Coaster at the Olympics
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Kate Middleton clearly loves the Olympics. She’s attended almost a dozen events in the past ten days, even when the crappy weather made her hair frizzy and Will couldn’t come with her. She gamely joined the crowd in doing the wave multiple times and spontaneously hugged Will — in public — when Great Britain did well at the cycling and track events on Friday. But spectating can also be quite stressful, and while Kate has always shown remarkable composure even in the most daunting, emotional situations (you know, like her wedding), she has actually expressed strong feelings — lots of them! — while watching Great Britain compete. Journey with us through her wide range of joy, anxiety, exhilaration, and suspense, as documented in our slideshow.
July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event.
As Kate bites her nails anxiously, Harry wonders what's for tea. Photo: Pascal Le Segretai...
July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event.
As Kate bites her nails anxiously, Harry wonders what's for tea. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event. To be fair, hearing a horse's hooves clatter against those wooden jumps can be is hair-raising.
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July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event. To be fair, hearing a horse's hooves clatter against those wooden jumps can be is hair-raising.
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July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event. Eew, horse poop.
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July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event. Kate and Will pray quietly for Team GB; Harry giggles to himself.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012...
July 31: At the show jumping equestrian event. Kate and Will pray quietly for Team GB; Harry giggles to himself.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 2: At the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Nicolás Almagro of Spain. A nice, stress-re...
August 2: At the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Great Britain and Nicolás Almagro of Spain. A nice, stress-relieving wave.
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August 2: At the cycling and track events. The following sequence of photos portrays the greatest range of emotion we've ever seen Kate express. ...
August 2: At the cycling and track events. The following sequence of photos portrays the greatest range of emotion we've ever seen Kate express. Here she is, starting to get riled up.
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August 2: At the cycling and track events. The race tightens ...
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August 2: At the cycling and track events. "Eek! I can't watch!"
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August 2: At the cycling and track events. But wait ...
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August 2: At the cycling and track events. Please note the absence of any armpit sweat, which is particularly commendable given her high stress l...
August 2: At the cycling and track events. Please note the absence of any armpit sweat, which is particularly commendable given her high stress level.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 2: At the cycling and track events. Adorable! This may actually be the first time they've spontaneously embraced in public — aren't the Ol...
August 2: At the cycling and track events. Adorable! This may actually be the first time they've spontaneously embraced in public — aren't the Olympics just wonderful?
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Getty Images
August 2: At the cycling and track events. "Goodness! I almost blushed."
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August 3: At the swimming finals. "Gosh, I hope I don't get carried away like I did yesterday."
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August 3: At the swimming finals. "Maybe if I just don't watch I'll keep my composure."
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August 3: At the swimming finals. "Ah, this is working. I'll just sit like this for a few more minutes."
Photo: LEON NEAL/2012 AFP
August 3: At the swimming finals. "Okay, maybe just one little peek."
Photo: LEON NEAL/2012 AFP
August 3: At the swimming finals. "Ooh, those abs. My my."
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August 3: At the swimming finals. "My hands! They just won't ... stop ... clapping!"
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August 3: At the swimming finals. "Teehee, I wonder if I could convince Will to wear something like that during our next trip to the Seychel...
August 3: At the swimming finals. "Teehee, I wonder if I could convince Will to wear something like that during our next trip to the Seychelles."
Photo: LEON NEAL/2012 AFP
August 3: At the swimming finals. "Oh, Lochte? He's that one."
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August 3: At the swimming finals. Will manages to keep his cool this time ...
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August 3: At the swimming finals. ... So Kate must grit her teeth and keep a stiff upper lip.
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August 4: Cheering on British long-distance runner Mo Farah. One-upping Will again with her enthusiasm.
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/2012 G...
August 4: Cheering on British long-distance runner Mo Farah. One-upping Will again with her enthusiasm.
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August 4: Cheering on British long-distance runner Mo Farah. And again.
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August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. A week of firsts: Kate's double-thumbs-up debut.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2012 Gett...
August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. A week of firsts: Kate's double-thumbs-up debut.
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August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. "You won't believe what I'm doing behind this flag."
Photo: Pascal Le Segre...
August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. "You won't believe what I'm doing behind this flag."
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August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. Isn't it adorable that she wears her badge as if someone's not going to let her in oth...
August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. Isn't it adorable that she wears her badge as if someone's not going to let her in otherwise?
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August 5: At the gymnastics men's pommel horse final. Doing the wave again!
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August 5: At the women's marathon. "See, this blister is from all the clapping I did at the men's gymnastics meet this morning ... "
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August 5: At the women's marathon. "See, this blister is from all the clapping I did at the men's gymnastics meet this morning ... "
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August 5: At the women's marathon. "And that scrape happened when I jabbed myself with that enormous ring you gave me when I got overly enth...
August 5: At the women's marathon. "And that scrape happened when I jabbed myself with that enormous ring you gave me when I got overly enthused during the swim races."
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August 5: At the women's handball preliminaries Group A match between Great Britain and Croatia. Also endearing: Her hair is a tad frizzy, and sh...
August 5: At the women's handball preliminaries Group A match between Great Britain and Croatia. Also endearing: Her hair is a tad frizzy, and she doesn't even care!
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August 5: At the women's handball preliminaries Group A match between Great Britain and Croatia. You can't see her armpits here, but you can bet ...
August 5: At the women's handball preliminaries Group A match between Great Britain and Croatia. You can't see her armpits here, but you can bet they're still dry and odorless.
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