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It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: the Duchess of Cambridge is at her best when she gets to do something athletic. When the photo-op involves running, hiking or being sporty, she does well. So these photos are totally fine with me – William and Kate took a three-hour hike today in Bhutan. It was an uphill climb/hike to the Tiger’s Nest monastery built into a clifftop. It’s one of the biggest tourist sites in Bhutan, which brings me to another point that a lot of the royal reporters have been making… just like Will and Kate’s Australia/New Zealand tour two years ago, this tour has seemingly involved a lot of tourist activities, almost like this is a government-sponsored vacation. Of course Will and Kate wanted to see the Tiger’s Nest and of course they enjoyed themselves. But don’t call it a royal tour, you know? Call it what it is: a vacation.

For the hours-long hike, Kate chose a decent ensemble. Meaning, at least she didn’t attempt a lengthy hike in wedges or heels. She actually pulled out some brown Penelope Chilvers boots which she’s had in her closet for more than a decade. Kate was actually wearing these boots in one of her most famous college-era photos (go here to see). The boots cost £475. She paired her old boots with skinny jeans (that likely have some stretch), a simple white blouse and the £495 Nubuck vest/waistcoat. I don’t understand why a three-hour hike wouldn’t have been a perfect moment for a ponytail, but then again, I’m not a duchess.

Apparently, as they were hiking, Kate joked that they were “burning off the curry.” The Daily Mail also points out that William was working up a sweat but that Kate is so sporty that she was breezing through the hike.

I love that the @KensingtonRoyal Twitter manager posted the butt shot like that was the big take-away image from the hike.

TRH hiked to the top of the mountain, and were taken by monks through the temples at the monastery #RoyalVisitBhutan pic.twitter.com/7Fy6nnXEPS

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 15, 2016

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On getting back in shape fast after having twins a year ago:

It’s definitely part genetics. I was always the little one in school,” she says. But she also happens to be mad about exercise. I mean, I love fitness, I love sports, I’ve been into it since I was 15, working my body and just building it.

On her favorite female body type – athletic:

I always admire sports bodies in women – that athletic look. Even when other people say, “Oh she’s too muscly” I always like it. I’ll never be an professional shape but I like to get as close to that as I can.

On having fitness competitions with her husband Chris Hemsworth:

He’ll hold the pads for me, although I won’t for him as he’d smash me into the wall. When he was training for Thor, he came home with this bodyfat measurer – you know, where you clip the parts where you accumulate fat? So it became a competition between us. If I had some fat somewhere I’d be like, “Grr, I’m working that part.” It’s fun, it’s just like a challenge, for no other reason that I like to challenge myself.

… says 38 year-old Elsa.

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