Prince Harry Won't See Kate Middleton and Prince William During His Upcoming U.K. Visit for This Reason
Prince William and Kate will meet Team GB and ParalympicsGB curling squads, highlighting Scottish heritage and inclusivity in sport before the Winter Olympic Games.
- On January 20, 2026 Prince William and Kate Middleton will visit Stirling's National Curling Academy to meet Team GB and ParalympicsGB curling squads.
- They will meet founder Mairi Breslin and attempt traditional tartan-weaving to learn about its therapeutic benefits at Radical Weavers, a handweaving studio and charity founded in 2019 in Stirling.
- With Beijing 2022 gold and top world rankings, Team GB's curlers provide elite context for the visit as Jennifer Dodds heads to Cortina and Bruce Mouat leads the men's team.
- Next week the Waleses will swap royal duties for the ice rink and try curling, with the Winter Olympics weeks away and their trip coinciding with the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry's High Court trial in London.
- Curling, born in 16th-century Scotland, frames the cultural backdrop for the visit and remains one of Scotland's iconic exports, with the wheelchair squad including Jo Butterfield who switched to curling in 2023.
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Princess Kate and Prince William are set to carry out an engagement outside of England next week.The couple will visit Stirling and Falkirk to highlight the unique Scottish heritage traditions and how they are inspiring new generations.Kate and William will first travel to the National Curling Academy in Stirling and meet with Team GB and Paralympic GB Curling teams, ahead of the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games in Milano-Cortina…
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