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Jennifer Newton

Kate Middleton gave secret name after suffering embarrassing moment while out shopping

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Wales today - and the place holds many special memories for them.

It is where they settled as newlyweds shortly after their wedding in 2011, with the couple renting a farmhouse near the seaside resort of Rhosneigr in Anglesey.

At that time Prince William was based as a search and rescue pilot at nearby RAF Valley and Kate was often seen at the local Waitrose supermarket and other shops - including a watersports shop near her home.

And on one trip to the shop, called Funsport, Kate suffered a rather embarrassing moment - and gave the shopkeeper, who didn't recognise her, a secret name.

Kate Middleton used to live in Wales when she and Prince William were newlyweds (PA)

While in the shop buying a wetsuit, Kate was left red-faced when she realised she had forgotten her purse.

Oblivious shopkeeper Dave Buckland then asked Kate for her name when she asked if she could reserve the wetsuit to collect later.

And the name she gave him was "Mrs Cambridge" - and according to the Mail on Sunday, the shopkeeper was still none-the-wiser.

Kate pushes her trolley on a trip to the supermarket in Anglesey (Daily Mirror)

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An unnamed source told the newspaper back in 2012: “He was looking straight at her and actually commented that it was quite an unusual surname.

William and Kate are visiting Wales today (PA)

“He hadn’t a clue who she was. She just smiled and said she’d be back. He hasn’t lived it down since.”

Kate and husband William probably won't have time for shopping today though on their trip to Wales to mark St David's Day.

They will be travelling to both Abergavenny and Blaenavon and will learn about the importance of the agricultural industry for rural communities and how they celebrate the history of local regions.

In Abergavenny, they will visit Pant Farm, a goat farm, which has been producing milk to a local cheese producer for nearly 20 years.

Later they will visit Abergavenny Market to visit local producers while in Blaenavon they will stop off at Blaenavon Hwb - a community-focused youth centre.

There they will meet young people the centre supports and take part in activities including making Welsh cakes.

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