Having a Wales of a time! Kate can’t stop giggling as she cheers on England in Six Nations rugby match – after week from hell for Royals after Andrew’s arrest

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The Princess of Wales arrived to cheer on the England rugby team in their match against Ireland this afternoon, continuing with her planned engagements in the wake of the unprecedented arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Kate sat in the stands at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham today, as the royal family continues to reel from its most serious crisis in modern history.

She was spotted speaking and sharing a laugh with with injured England player Fin Baxter before the match got underway.

The Princess of Wales appeared at the rugby game in her role as the patron of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and appeared to be in good spirits, despite a poor start for England as Ireland raced to a 22-0 lead.

Wearing a long blue coat and matching England RFU scarf, it was her first public appearance since Thames Valley Police officers arrested the former prince.

The match marked the second week in the Six Nations tournament, with Wales due to take on Scotland from 4.40pm.

Princess Anne, who is the patron of the Scottish RFU, is expected to attend that fixture at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

The Princess of Wales’s appearance comes after it was warned today that it is up to her and Prince William to save the royal family, with pressure ‘falling squarely’ on their shoulders to rebuild its ‘integrity’ after Andrew’s arrest.

The King’s younger brother was detained by officers on suspicion of misconduct in public office for around 11 hours on Thursday.

The Princess of Wales arrived to cheer on the England rugby team in their match against Ireland this afternoon, continuing with her planned engagements in the wake of the unprecedented arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The Princess of Wales arrived to cheer on the England rugby team in their match against Ireland this afternoon, continuing with her planned engagements in the wake of the unprecedented arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

The Princess of Wales attended the match in her role as patron of the England RFU

The Princess of Wales attended the match in her role as patron of the England RFU

Kate sat in the stands at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham today, as the royal family continues to reel from its most serious crisis in modern history (Pictured with Deborah Griffin, President of England RFU)

Kate sat in the stands at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham today, as the royal family continues to reel from its most serious crisis in modern history (Pictured with Deborah Griffin, President of England RFU)

The Princess of Wales with injured England player Fin Baxter in the stands before the Guinness Men's Six Nations match at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham today

The Princess of Wales with injured England player Fin Baxter in the stands before the Guinness Men’s Six Nations match at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham today

The princess dressed in a long blue coat and wore a matching England scarf around her neck

The princess dressed in a long blue coat and wore a matching England scarf around her neck

William and Kate, as the future of the monarchy, will now need to set out their vision for the institution over the next 50 years in a bid to save its reputation following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Accusations over Andrew’s links to Epstein have plagued the family for years and finally came to a head with the release of files from his estate by the US Department of Justice.

Some appeared to show the eighth-in-line to the throne sharing sensitive information during his time as a trade envoy.

With the former prince’s approval rating at a record low over his relationship with the convicted paedophile, crisis consultant Mark Borkowski has said William and Kate face having to somehow ‘establish the integrity of the royal family’.

He added: ‘Really, what do William and Kate do? What do their generation do with the crown, with all its soft power, its affairs of state, it’s beginning to feel a little bit like a European monarchy.

‘The pressure on William to communicate what the royal family is going to be over the next 50 years falls squarely on his shoulders.

‘The heavy weight of this burden on the royal family’s reputation lies with William and Kate and what they’re going to do.’

The Prince and Princess of Wales, who are known to be Andrew’s biggest critics behind closed doors, made clear this week they supported the King’s statement that ‘the law must take its course’ in relation to William’s uncle.

The statement, which came just two hours after Andrew’s arrest by officers from Thames Valley Police was confirmed, was unprecedented in the history of the royal family and came uncharacteristically quickly.

The couple have been in lockstep with the King’s decisions to distance the royal family from Andrew, with Charles first stripping his brother of his titles last year.

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