- .The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry made their first visit to the Commonwealth Games today
- .They sat in crowd at the SSE Hydro building in Glasgow to see the men's individual qualifiers for artistic gymnastics
- .Wills may have trouble deciding who to cheer on with all four home nations, Australia and Canada all in action
- .The future head of state is expected to cheer on all competitors and keep his celebrations diplomatically neutral
- .The royal couple left one-year-old baby Prince George at home with his nanny, but were seen checking their phones
The Commonwealth Games were given another royal seal of approval today as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Glasgow to watch the sporting action.
Prince William and wife Kate were joined by Prince Harry this afternoon in the stands of the SSE Hydro building to watch the men's individual qualifiers for artistic gymnastics.
Prince William, who will one day be the head of state for nearly all of the countries taking part in the games, is expected to keep his cheering diplomatically neutral or risk causing offence.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge became the latest royals to visit the Commonwealth Games in Scotland today as they took their seats in Glasgow
After flying into Scotland, the young royals shared a joke as they prepared for an afternoon of sporting action, starting with the men's artistic gymnastics
The royal couple have been regulars at British sporting occasions since their wedding, attending London 2012, Wimbledon and a number of football and rugby matches
The crowd at the Hydro arena failed to notice the royals sneak in but gave an enthusiastic cheer when Harry, Kate and then Wills appeared on a big screen
Prince William kept it casual in jeans and a white shirt while the Duchess of Cambridge wore dark jeans, a navy blue blaze and her now-patented wedges
The artistic gymnastics is the first of several sessions that William, Kate and Harry are due to attend as competition on day five of the Commonwealth Games continues.
Kate, dressed in a navy blazer, dark blue jeans and wedges, sat between William and Harry as they chatted while the crowd sang and clapped along to the Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) between the rotations.
Their arrival at the Hydro went almost unnoticed by the crowds until cameras showed them on the arena's big screens. Spectators broke into applause as a close-up of the Duke and Duchess and Harry flashed up.
The royal couple's son, Prince George, who celebrated his first birthday last week, was left at home in London in the care of his nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo.
Wills and Kate are often seen at big sporting events and were spotted hugging in celebration as they cheered on Chris Hoy and Team GB's cyclists at the London Olympics.
As well as regularly being spotted in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, Prince William often attends England football matches in his role as FA President.
Harry, Kate and Wills are latest royals to visit the Glasgow games following the Queen, who opened the event last week, and Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall
Prince George stayed at home with his nanny but young parents Kate and William seemed distracted by their phones and repeatedly showed uncle Harry the screen
After chatting to those seated nearby, the trio clapped along to unofficial Scottish anthem the Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) between the gymnastic rotations
The royal couple were joined by Prince William's brother, Prince Harry, as they sat down to watch the men's individual qualifiers for artistic gymnastics
Prince Harry arrived separately from his brother and Kate, who was wearing a Zara double breasted blazer from NZ, J Brand jeans and Stuart Weitzman wedges
Since the Queen opened the event last week, the Commonwealth Games has proved popular with royal visitors, starting with Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, who kicked off a week of royal visits the day before the event got underway.
During their visit, the royal couple were introduced to competitors from all over the Commonwealth, with the prince stopping to engage in a mock sparring session with Jamaican boxer Cheavon Clarke.
Other royals to be seen cheering on the athletes in Glasgow include the Queen, who joined the crowds at the hockey and the swimming on last Thursday, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex, who were seen over the weekend at the hockey and the rugby sevens.
Wills and Kate's appearance at the games came as Dan Greaves struck gold for England with victory in the F42/44 discus at a noisy Hampden Park.
The 31-year-old, who took silver at London 2012, came out on top of his domestic duel with Wales' Aled Davies, winning with a throw of 59.21 metres.
Also at the games were Prince Edward, top row left, his wife Sophie, Duchess of Wessex, top row second right, and daughter Lady Louise Windsor, top row second left
On a busy day for royals at the games, Edward and Sophie were seen chatting to their daughter during the women's hockey match between Australia and England
Lady Louise, famously a bridesmaid at Kate and Wills's wedding, struggled to stay enthused throughout the whole match as England struggled against the Aussies
Greaves admitted success in Glasgow trumped his London podium finish, saying: 'This surpasses everything in the last couple of years. To get the first gold of England's campaign in track and field is such an honour.'
One of the standout stars of the games so far has been 13-year-old Erraid Davies, 13, who became the competition's youngest ever medal winner when she came third in the para-sport 100 metres breaststroke
Meanwhile, Welsh swimmer Jazz Carlin set a new Commonwealth Games record in qualifying for tonight’s 800m freestyle final.
And Laura Trott, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Fran Halsall helped make it another golden day for England yesterday.
The Glasgow games have already broken Scottish visitor records with more than 350,000 spectators watching events yesterday on so-called 'Super Sunday'.
The royal visit came as discus thrower Dan Greaves won England's first Commonwealth gold in the track and field after throwing a distance of 59.21 metres
Greaves, who was born with a deformity of the feet, won gold in the Athens Paralympics ten years ago but narrowly missed out on top spot at London 2012, taking silver
The 31-year-old said: 'This is my first multi-sport able-bodied Games, and it feels so good to come away with something I've worked so hard for'
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